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1957 Map of Battle Mountain

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Battle Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Humboldt River corridor dominates this mid-century survey of Lander County, Nevada, where the historic California Trail runs parallel to the twin steel of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads. The town of Battle Mountain serves as the central hub, adjacent to the Battle Mountain Indian Colony and the local Cem. This landscape reveals a high-desert ranching and transit economy, with family-named holdings like Licking Ranch, Blossom Ranch, and Welch Ranch scattered across the flats.

Industrial and infrastructure developments of the era are evident at the Lander County Airport and the Battle Mountain Radio Range Sta. Beyond the irrigated valleys, the terrain rises into the Sheep Creek Range and the Shoshone Range, with landmarks like Stony Point and Argenta Point framing the valley floor. Rare water sources like Hot Springs and Bateman Spring appear alongside modern resource extraction at the Oil Wells and several Gravel Pit locations.