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1959 Map of Crows Nest

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Crows Nest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Sailor Creek and Deadman Creek carve deep courses across this high desert landscape along the Owyhee and Twin Falls County line. Surveyed in the late 1950s, the terrain is defined by volcanic features like Twin Buttes, Notch Butte, and the Balanced Rock landmark. The area is characterized by vast open range and intermittent drainages such as Rosevear Gulch and Tuana Gulch.

A significant portion of the central quadrangle is occupied by a designated Military Reservation Boundary, reflecting the Cold War era's use of remote public lands for defense training. Human activity is sparse, marked primarily by scattered Gravel Pits, isolated Prospects, and small named outposts like Crows Nest and Castle Ford. High-elevation survey points like Basalt VABM 4088 and Wed VABM 4315 provide the primary structural reference across the plateaus.