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1971 Map of Green Monster Canyon

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Green Monster Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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Toiyabe National Forest dominates this section of the high desert, where the peaks of the Monitor Range and the high plateau of Table Mountain define the topography. The landscape is marked by a network of intermittent drainages like Green Monster Canyon and Dry Canyon, interspersed with vital water sources such as Studhorse Spring and various unnamed Springs. These water points were critical for the small-scale ranching and mining efforts that attempted to gain a foothold in this part of Nye County.

Evidence of human activity is scattered throughout the wilderness, centered around remote outposts like Lees Camp and the colorfully named Wagon Johnnies Ranch. A single Prospect near the head of a canyon suggests the search for minerals, while place names like Scuffe Pasture and Burnt Cabin Flat hint at the local histories of cattle grazing and early pioneer habitation in these isolated high-altitude flats.