2015 Map of Burnt Cabin Summit

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest encompasses the high-elevation terrain where the Great Basin's character is defined by sharp topographic shifts and the meeting of three counties. This 2015 survey documents the complex jurisdictional boundaries of Lander, Churchill, and Nye Counties as they converge near the Desatoya Mountains and the Paradise Range. The landscape is dominated by the broad basins of Lodi Valley and Smith Creek Valley, separated by the namesake Burnt Cabin Summit. This area is a significant corridor for remote navigation, evidenced by the presence of Snake Bite Rd traversing the north. Local landmarks like Black Butte and the Lodi Hills provide fixed points for understanding the geology of central Nevada, where mountain ridges and valley floors create a dramatic vertical profile typical of the Basin and Range province.