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1972 Map of Clover Mtn

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Clover Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Clover Mtn and Rough Mountain dominate the northern terrain of this high-desert Owyhee County landscape, where water sources dictated the movement of early ranchers and travelers. The presence of Juniper Station and a series of corrals along the Juniper Creek drainage suggests a remote network of livestock management and travel stops in the early 1970s. The region is marked by its reliance on developed water points, evidenced by Battle Creek Well, Ant Hill Well, and the Sheep Creek Pond, all supporting activity across the wide expanses of Grassy Flat and Antelope Flat.

Resource extraction is recorded at the Silver Rock Mine near the headwaters of the South Fork Castle Creek. The Boise Meridian cuts vertically through the eastern portion of the sheet, providing a primary surveying baseline for these high plateaus. A complex web of unnamed jeep trails and roads connects the scattered landmarks, tracing the historical routes between Summit Flat and the various draws and creeks that carve through the volcanic topography.