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1979 Map of Gabbs Mountain

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Gabbs Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Gabbs Mountain dominates the northwestern portion of this high-desert landscape in Mineral County, where the terrain transitions into the Gabbs Valley Range. Surveyed in the mid-1970s, the map reveals a remote environment defined by ephemeral drainages like Petrified Wash and Finger Rock Wash. The presence of Stinson Well and Petrified Spring suggests the critical importance of water sources for travel and ranching in this arid region of Nevada.

Evidence of human activity is primarily industrial and infrastructural, with various Borrow Pits and Prospects scattered across the slopes. The sheet also captures a segment of the Mineral and Nye County border. Navigational landmarks such as the distinctive Finger Rock and the high point at Petrified Summit provide orientation for those traversing the Jeep Trails that crisscross the sagebrush-covered valleys.