2011 Map of Gilbert Creek NE

About this map

Red Butte and Antelope Butte serve as the primary topographical landmarks in this high-desert region of Lander County. This 2011 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the vast, open character of the Great Basin landscape, where a network of unpaved roads and tracks provides the only access through the drainage basins. The map captures a moment of modern land management and quiet geography, characterized more by its hydrographic patterns and the absence of permanent settlements than by industrial or urban development. Researchers and locals can trace the subtle natural drainage lines that define the territory between these two namesake buttes, offering a detailed look at the rural Nevada backcountry just before the turn of the decade.