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1956 Map of Ely

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Ely
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Steptoe Valley serves as the central corridor of this Nevada landscape, where the mining and transportation hubs of McGill, Ely, and East Ely are situated between the Egan Range and the Schell Creek Range. The 1971 revision captures a region defined by high-desert basins and rugged mountain chains, documenting the industrial footprint of the Nevada Northern Ry and the copper-producing communities of Ruth and Kimberly.

Evidence of the area's pioneer and mining history is scattered across the valleys, from the Pancake Coal Mine and Bay State Mine to the remote Rogers Station (ruins) and the Moorman Ranch. Large tracts of the Humboldt National Forest and the Goshute Indian Reservation mark the higher elevations, while a network of springs like Portuguese Spring and Corta Spring provide critical water points in an otherwise arid terrain.