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1972 Map of Dixie Valley SE

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Dixie Valley SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Dixie Valley (Depression) dominates this high-desert landscape in Churchill County, where steep terrain meets the arid valley floor. Surveyed in the early 1970s, the map illustrates a remote environment defined by dramatic elevation changes, from the alluvial fans at the base of the Louderback Mts to the deep cuts of Sage Hen Canyon and Paiute Canyon. Human activity is sparse but telling, marked by the presence of a single named Prospect near Hercules Canyon, signaling the region's historical ties to mineral exploration.

Water is the most critical resource in this basin, evidenced by the scattered locations of Well and the vital Horse Creek Springs tucked into the eastern foothills. Transport across the terrain is limited to the straight stretch of Kyle Lane in the west and a rugged Jeep Trail that skirts the mountain base. This map provides a detailed view of the natural water drainage patterns and land-survey boundaries like R. 34 E. R. 35 E. that defined the early ranching and mining claims of central Nevada.