2021 Map of Gilbert

About this map

Monte Cristo Range topography dominates this 2021 survey of the high desert of Esmeralda County. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the broad, high-elevation floor of the Monte Cristo Valley into the deeply weathered peaks of the range. While many modern maps of this region emphasize roads or development, this sheet preserves the isolation of the basin and range province, showing almost no human footprints aside from the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. A rare water source, Cook Spring, is marked at the base of the mountains, representing a critical waypoint in an otherwise arid environment. This map is a record of the raw land as it remains today, showing the natural drainage patterns and elevation contours that have dictated movement through this part of Nevada for centuries.