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1970 Map of Caliente NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Caliente NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

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Dry Lake (Depression) and the arid stretches of the Burnt Springs Range define this high-desert landscape in Lincoln County. The 1970 field check documents a region reliant on strategic water sources, with several vital points such as Rabbit Spring, Dana Spring, and Cliff Springs located along the eastern slopes of the range. These natural features are supplemented by infrastructure like the Aqueduct and several water tanks, including Crows Nest Tank.

Resource extraction and the search for minerals are evident through scattered Prospect sites and larger clusters of Prospects situated in the northern hills and near Sugarloaf. The terrain transitions from the high peaks of the Delamar Mountains down toward the flat drainage of Antelope Canyon, showing the complex topography that governed movement and land use in this part of Nevada during the mid-20th century.