Loading map...

2015 Map of Donna Schee Peak

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Donna Schee Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Donna Schee Peak dominates this high-altitude landscape in Humboldt County, rising above a series of prominent landforms that define the Great Basin character of the region. The map documents a classic basin-and-range topography, where the Jungo Hills and Krug Hill provide dramatic vertical relief against the flat, expansive Desert Valley to the east. The presence of Hardpans in the northern reaches and the Dry Hills to the northwest reflects the arid environment and seasonal water patterns of this remote interior territory.

Human presence is marked primarily by Bottle Creek Rd, which skirts the eastern base of the central mountain mass. This thoroughfare provides the primary access through the townships of t37n r33e and t36n r33e, linking the high peaks to the lower valley basins. For those studying the geography of northern Nevada, the map clearly delineates the transitions between stark mountain ranges and the mineral-crusted flats typical of the region's hydrographic history.