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1987 Map of Georges Water

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Georges Water
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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The Kawich Range dominates this high-desert landscape in Nye County, showing a complex intersection of military jurisdiction and wildlife protection in the late 1980s. The western peaks fall within the Nellis Air Force Range, a Restricted Access Area that borders the Nevada Wild Horse Management Area. This overlap of uses reflects the dual nature of the Great Basin as both a proving ground and a protected wilderness.

Hydrological features like Georges Water, Sumner Spring, and Log Spring provide critical water sources in an otherwise arid environment, linked by an Aqueduct to the north. Evidence of mineral exploration appears in the northwest corner near Prospects and a Mine Shaft, while the eastern slope descends sharply into the Reveille Valley. Two isolated points labeled Target in the southeast quadrant highlight the area's role as a training site within the air force range.