1967 Map of Chalk Hills

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The Virginia Range dominates this landscape in Storey County, Nevada, where steep ridges and deep valleys define a rugged mining and ranching corridor. In the center of the sheet, Lousetown Valley and Long Valley Creek provide a natural route through the high terrain, marked by several Spring sites and a lonely Corral that speak to the area’s pastoral utility. To the south, the Chalk Hills and the Flowery Range create a complex topographic boundary, while the presence of scattered Prospects and a Prospect near Martin Canyon indicate the persistent search for mineral wealth that characterized this region long after the Comstock era. High points like Clark Mountain and Washington Hill stand as prominent landmarks overlooking a network of 4wd tracks that represent the only modern incursions into this high-desert backcountry.