2011 Map of Flowery Peak

About this map

The Flowery Mining District dominates the high ground of the Virginia Range, where peaks like Flowery Peak, Mount Grosh, and Emma Peak stand as sentinels over a landscape defined by historic silver and gold extraction. In the lowlands, the settlement of Sutro sits near the namesake Sutro Tunnel, a massive 19th-century engineering feat designed to drain the Comstock Lode mines. The terrain transitions from the high ridges of Flowery Ridge down to the Carson Plains and the Twelve Mile Desert, where the Carson River carves a path through the arid valley. Rural life is evidenced by family-named holdings such as Quilici Ranch and Heidenreich and Miner Ranch, while roads like Roughing It Rd and Sam Clemens Ave pay homage to the region's literary and mining history near Carson Rapids City.