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1961 Map of Camp Desert Rock

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Camp Desert Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Nevada Test Site operations dominate this 1961 survey, conducted in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission. The landscape is defined by its military utility and specialized infrastructure, including the installations at Camp Desert Rock and the high-security perimeter of Area 5. In the southeast, the intersection of Mercury Highway and Jackass Road serves as a transit hub for the facility, featuring a Heliport, Radio Tower, and Pumping Plant.

The arid terrain of Jackass Flats and Mercury Valley is marked by an extensive Underground Telephone Line and numerous jeep trails. Natural features like the Pink Hills and Red Mountain provide a stark backdrop to industrial sites such as a Gravel Pit and Sewage Disposal units. This map documents a critical era of Cold War testing, capturing the specific spatial arrangement of one of the nation's most sensitive military reservations.