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2013 Map of Big Table

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Big Table
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Rowland stands as a focal point in this high-desert landscape along the Idaho-Nevada border, where the Humboldt National Forest meets the arid expanses of the J-P Desert and Diamond A Desert. The map reveals a late-twentieth-century ranching economy defined by scattered outposts such as Scott Ranch, Mink Ranch, and Hagenbuch Ranch. These operations are positioned around significant geographic markers like Big Table and the Ichabod Range, utilizing water resources from Scott Table Reservoir and the East Robinson Spring.

Transport through this isolated region is marked by rugged passages like Road Gulch and Mustang Draw, while the presence of a Po at Rowland indicates its historical role as a local service hub. The topography is deeply incised by canyons and gulches, including Bruneau Canyon and Rattlesnake Canyon, which draw a sharp contrast between the flat plateaus of Casey Table and the steep descent into Timber Gulch.