1969 Map of Gilbert Creek SW

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Augusta Mountains and the New Pass Range dominate the western portion of this 1969 field survey, where the rugged peaks descend into the broad expanse of the Antelope Valley. This high-desert landscape in central Nevada is defined by its mid-century mineral extraction, centered on the McCoy Mine and Wildhorse Mine. Near the center of the sheet, the McCoy Mining Camp sits along a network of Jeep Trails that connect these remote operations to essential water sources like North Well. The drainage patterns of Gilbert Creek and Antelope Creek illustrate the typical arid-land hydrology of the region, while the boundary between Churchill and Lander Counties cuts across the mountains, marking a political division in an otherwise unified geologic province.