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2021 Map of Black Spring

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Black Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Ione Valley and the surrounding high-desert terrain define this remote stretch of Nye County, where water sources like Black Spring and Warm Spring provide critical landmarks in a dry environment. The landscape is structured by several prominent mountain ranges and washes, with the Shoshone Mountains rising to the northeast and the Royston Hills anchoring the southeast. A single primary transportation corridor, Poleline Rd, cuts diagonally across the valley floor, tracing the path of least resistance between the ridgelines.

The prominence of drainage systems such as Ione Wash and Golden Wash suggests the periodic nature of water flow through this basin-and-range topography. These features, along with the Cedar Mountains in the southwest, illustrate the traditional challenges of navigating the central Nevada interior. This 2021 survey serves as a modern record of land divisions and hydrologic features that have dictated movement through this region for generations.