2012 Map of Bellevue Peak

About this map

Bellevue Peak and White Cloud Peak anchor this high-elevation landscape in the heart of the Fish Creek Range. This 2012 survey reveals a classic Great Basin environment defined by its water sources, where named springs provide critical points of reference in an otherwise arid expanse. Small-scale human activity is traced through routes like the Fish Creek-Ardan Rnch road and McCullough Sprs, connecting the more level ground of Spring Valley to the steep relief of Lamoreux Canyon. The map records several family-named features, such as Dave Keane Mountain and Marteletti Spring, which reflect the ranching and prospecting history of Eureka County. For genealogists and historians, these specific place names offer a record of land use and occupancy in this sparsely populated interior of Nevada.