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1957 Map of Fireball Ridge, 1959 Print
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1957 Map of Fireball Ridge

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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Fireball Ridge and the Truckee Range dominate this Nevada landscape, where the convergence of Washoe, Pershing, and Churchill counties meets a high-desert environment defined by mining and scarce water. Prospectors and geologists in the late 1950s documented numerous industrial traces, including the Jay Bird Mine, several Shafts, and a network of Tunnel and Prospects operations concentrated along the ridges. This terrain is characterized by dramatic elevation changes from peaks like Black Warrior Peak and Nache Peak down to the expansive, arid basins of Alkali Flat and Hot Springs Flat. Resource extraction and livestock survival relied on critical water points such as Sage Hen Creek, Black Warrior Spring, and Telephone Well. A sparse network of Jeep Trails provides the only passage through this unforgiving territory, connecting isolated canyons like Coyote Canyon and Miry Place Canyon.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1957
Date Published1959
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions17 x 20.9 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain