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1961 Map of Bottle Creek

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Bottle Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Mining operations and ranching outposts define this high-desert landscape in northern Nevada during the early 1960s. The Jackson Mountains dominate the western portion of the map, rising to heights at Parrot Peak and Deer Creek Peak. Along the eastern slopes and within the deep cuts of Halburg Canyon, a concentration of mercury and cinnabar mining activity is visible at sites like the Niebuhr Mine, White Peaks Mine, and the Baldwin Mine.

Lower elevations transition into the Desert Valley, where the Quinn River and Indian Creek flow near the edge of the Fort Mc Dermitt Indian Reservation. Water remains the most critical resource for the remote Happy Creek Ranch and Bottle Creek Ranch, evidenced by dozens of named water sources such as Poorman Spring, Howison Spring, and Burro Bills Spring. Transportation is limited to rugged routes like the Old Winnemucca Denio Road and a small Airstrip serving the valley floor.