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1994 Map of Flowery Peak

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Flowery Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Flowery Mining District dominates the high ground of the Flowery Range in this mid-1990s look at Storey and Lyon counties. The landscape is heavily marked by the silver and gold extraction of previous eras, featuring the Berry Glory Hole, the Lady Bryan Mine, and the Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft. Subterranean engineering is evidenced on the surface by the Sutro Tunnel and the Sutro Air Shaft, which historically served the deep mines of the Comstock Lode.

Lower elevations transition toward the Carson River and the expanding residential footprint of Mark Twain Estates. Water management is prominent through a network of irrigation works, including the Upper Carson Gee Ditch and the Cardelli Ditch. In the south, Dayton State Park sits along the river, providing a public contrast to the industrial heritage of the Monte Cristo (Site) and various tailings and borrow pits scattered across the flats.