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2018 Map of Bluewing Spring

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bluewing Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Bluewing Spring and Granite Spring serve as critical water sources in the arid high desert of northern Nevada. This 2018 survey illustrates the topography of the Sahwave Mountains, a land of high peaks and steep drainages that separate the expansive Granite Springs Valley from Copper Valley.

The map reveals the intricate Public Land Survey System (PLSS) framework, detailing the boundaries of several townships including t26n r26e and t25n r26e. For researchers, the map provides a contemporary view of the remote desert landscape, where unpaved tracks follow the natural contours of the mountain passes to reach isolated springs that have supported travel through the Great Basin for generations.