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1986 Map of Death Valley Junction

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Death Valley Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Death Valley (Depression) dominates the western landscape of this mid-1980s survey, marked by extreme elevations at Badwater Basin and the high peaks of the Panamint Range. In the center of the map, the stark Amargosa Desert is bordered by the Greenwater Range and the Resting Spring Range. Human history here is defined by resource extraction and sparse water sources, evidenced by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad (Abandoned) and scattered mineral operations like the Ash Meadows Mine.

Key landmarks for desert travelers include historically significant water points such as Bennetts Well, Eagle Borax Spring, and Twelvemile Spring. The map documents the boundary of Death Valley National Monument and details small settlements like Ryan and Death Valley Junction, providing a comprehensive look at the California-Nevada borderlands before modern development altered the Pahrump Valley.