1966 Map of Badger Mtn NW

About this map

Bitner Ranch serves as a lone human waypoint in this mid-1960s survey of the high desert of northwestern Nevada. The landscape is dominated by the Charles Sheldon Antelope Range, a wildlife refuge where the terrain rises from drainage basins to the elevated Bitner Table. Water remains the critical factor for both ranching and wildlife in this arid environment, evidenced by scattered water sources like Post Camp Spring, North Spring, and Fatty Martin Lake. A network of seasonal drainages including Badger Creek and Wash Canyon Creek cut through the volcanic plateaus. Aside from a few Jeep Trails and a localized Gravel Pit, the map depicts a largely undeveloped region characterized by significant topographic relief between Badger Mtn and the surrounding flats of the Antelope Range.