2021 Map of Combs Peak

About this map

Antelope Valley dominates the western half of this landscape, characterized by broad alluvial fans and low-lying basin floor in central Nevada. The eastern portion of the quadrangle rises sharply into the Mahogany Hills, where high-elevation summits like Combs Peak and Table Mtn define a complex topographic barrier. This area shows a distinct transition between the flat grazing lands of the valley floor and the steep, drainage-cut slopes of the upland range. Numerous named drainages, including Denio Canyon and Dougherty Canyon, carve through the hills towards the basin, illustrating the drainage patterns essential to high-desert hydrology. The Public Land Survey System grid lines reveal the systematic division of the land into townships like t18n r51e and t18n r52e, which historically dictated grazing rights and land management in this section of Eureka County.