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1989 Map of Cottonwood Pass

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Cottonwood Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Bird Spring Range and the Spring Mountains dominate this high-desert landscape in southern Nevada, where mining activity defined the late twentieth-century character of the terrain. The map reveals an intricate network of mineral extraction sites concentrated near Potosi Mountain, including the Double Up Mine, Dawn Mine, and Pauline Mine. These workings, along with numerous unnamed prospects and adits, point to a history of geological exploration in the canyons flanking Cottonwood Valley.

Water sources are scarce but critical, marked by Ninetynine Spring and artificial collection points like Aztec Tank and Wilson Tank. The northern portion of the quadrangle belongs to the Red Rock Canyon Recreation Lands, distinguished by the striking Sandstone Bluffs. Further south, the industry shifts toward stone production at the Rainbow Quarries and various unnamed quarries near Goodsprings Valley.