2018 Map of Devils Gate

About this map

Monte Cristo Range dominates the northern landscape of this Esmeralda County quadrangle, where the high desert terrain transitions sharply into the expansive Big Smoky Valley to the southeast. The geography is punctuated by distinctive geological landmarks such as Castle Peak and the namesake Devils Gate pass. Near the intersection of the desert floor and the rising slopes of the range, McLeans serves as a lone named point of human presence along the highway route crossing the basin. The map reveals a high-elevation environment defined by steep contour lines near Black Rock contrasted with the broad, open alluvial flats of the valley, documenting the remote character of central Nevada's basin-and-range province in the late 2010s.