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2011 Map of Griffith Canyon

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Griffith Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Spanish Springs and the nearby Reno Sky Ranch anchor this landscape during a period of significant suburban expansion northeast of the Reno-Sparks area. The grid of residential streets, including Bartmess Blvd and Neighborhood Way, pushes into the high desert basin, contrasting sharply with the undeveloped terrain of the Curnow Range and Hungry Ridge to the north.

Evidence of the area's aviation and recreation history is visible at Nevada Flyers Airport, while natural landmarks like Boneyard Flat and Sugarloaf Peak define the horizon. The transition from established valley settlements into the narrower Griffith Canyon and Stormy Canyon shows how the local geography has historically dictated the limits of development, even as newer thoroughfares like E Sky Ranch Blvd begin to connect these isolated desert pockets.