1990 Map of Eightmile Well

About this map

The Fish Creek Range dominates this central Nevada landscape, rising sharply above the Little Smoky Valley to the east. By the late 1980s, this area on the boundary of Eureka Co and Nye Co remained largely a high-desert wilderness defined by isolated water sources and mining exploration. Numerous Prospect and Prospects labels scattered along Bison Ridge and the mountain flanks indicate the persistent search for mineral wealth in the carbonate rocks of the range. Down in the valley, the presence of Eightmile Well and Cockalorum Spring highlights the critical importance of reliable water in an arid environment otherwise dominated by shifting Sand and ephemeral washes. Named high points like Bellevue Peak and Moody Peak provide significant navigational landmarks in a region where few permanent settlements exist beyond ranching outposts like Snowball Ranch.