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1985 Map of Coffin Mtn

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Coffin Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Pinon Range and Sulphur Spring Range converge in this high-desert landscape, creating a terrain defined by thermal features and scattered ranching activity. Water is the primary driver of life here, evidenced by the numerous named water sources such as Hot Springs, Hot Spring, and the perennial flows of Willow Creek and Pony Creek. The presence of the Slagowski Ranch in Pine Valley illustrates the late-20th-century agricultural footprint in this corner of Nevada.

Mineral exploration is recorded through several noted Prospects and a singular Prospect across the mountain slopes, though large-scale mining operations are not indicated on this sheet. The Elko Co Eureka Co boundary runs through the northern portion of the map, while an Indefinite Boundary further highlights the remote and surveyed nature of these high-elevation ranges during the mid-1980s. The eponymous Coffin Mountain stands as a prominent landmark in the southeast, anchoring the local topography.