1979 Map of Duck Lake

About this map

Coppersmith Hills rise above a landscape defined by seasonal water and high-desert basins along the border of California and Nevada. In the late 1970s, this area remained largely undeveloped, characterized by isolated outposts such as Bud Brown Cabin and Cockrell Ranch. The geography is dominated by the Duck Lake Flat (Depression), a vast basin where travelers and livestock relied on named water sources like Apple Orchard Spring, Cocklebur Spring, and Mason Spring.