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1990 Map of Dixie Hot Springs

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Dixie Hot Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Stillwater Range dominates this Churchill County landscape, giving way to the vast Humboldt Salt Marsh to the east. This 1990 provisional sheet documents the precarious balance of industry and desert hydrology, featuring the Dixie townsite and the nearby Dixie Hot Springs. The area's complex geology is evidenced by a prominent Fault Scarp and numerous mineral extractions, ranging from the Dixie Comstock Mine to more modern ventures like a Geo Thermal Well and an Open Pit Mine.

Water remains the primary driver of movement and settlement in this arid basin, as seen in the cluster of seeps and springs at Dixie Meadows. From the high elevations of Eagle peak down through Mississippi Canyon, the map traces 4WD tracks that connect remote Mine Shafts and historical prospects to the valley floor. The survey records a landscape shaped by both the search for precious metals and the geothermal potential of the Great Basin.