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1965 Map of Golconda

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Golconda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Golconda serves as the focal point for this mid-1960s survey of the Nevada high desert, where the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads parallel the winding course of the Humboldt River. The landscape is defined by the steep rises of the Osgood Mountains to the north and Edna Mountain to the south, separated by the narrow passage of Emigrant Canyon. Local industrial activity is evident through the Golconda Mine and various extractive sites such as Borrow Pit and several unnamed mines dotting the slopes.

Water and topography dictated the development of this corridor, from the thermal waters at Hot Spring to the high point at Golconda Summit. Smaller settlements like Preble mark the rail line, while the drainage of Rock Creek carves through the southern terrain. This map captures the infrastructure of the Great Basin at a time when heavy rail and highway transport converged at this critical geographic bottleneck.