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1962 Map of Buffalo Springs

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Buffalo Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Buffalo Valley dominates this 1960s landscape, serving as a broad corridor between the Tobin Range to the west and the Fish Creek Mountains to the east. Remote ranching and homesteading life is evidenced by the Buffalo Ranch and the Anderson Homestead, situated along the western foothills near numerous springs. The natural thermal activity of the region is centered at the Buffalo Valley Hot Springs, located on the valley floor.

Evidence of early transit and exploration appears in the form of a Trail through Flag Canyon and a Jeep Trail winding through the Jersey Valley. These routes connected isolated points like Jersey Summit and the Buffalo Springs during an era of sparse desert settlement. Distinctive peaks such as Pinnacle Mtn and Squaw Tit provided essential landmarks for travelers navigating this Pershing and Lander County borderland.