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1988 Map of Brewer Canyon

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Brewer Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest dominates this Central Nevada landscape, where the high-altitude peaks and deep drainage networks of the Toiyabe Range create a complex topography. The map illustrates a transitional zone for resource extraction and land management in the late 1980s, anchored by the Victorine Mine in the northeast. This industrial site is situated near Victorine Creek and the southern slopes of Bunker Hill, indicating the region's enduring mining interest.

A network of seasonal and perennial waterways, including Kingston Creek and Groves Lake, defines the local drainage pattern as water descends through named features like Brewer Canyon and Broad Canyon. The boundary between Lander Co and Nye Co cuts across the southern portion of the sheet, bisecting numerous drainages such as Washington Creek and Aiken Creek. This survey provides a precise record of the unimproved roads and trails that provided access to these remote canyons and mining claims before modern development.