1935 Map of Halleck

About this map

Halleck sits as a vital junction in the high desert of Elko County during the mid-1930s, where the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads converge near the Humboldt River. To the south, the decommissioned site of Fort Halleck marks a point of transition between the early military frontier and the ranching economy established at Starr Ranch and Warm Springs Ranch. The landscape is defined by the sharp divide between the irrigated valley floors and the steep terrain of the East Humboldt Range and Ruby Mountains, connected by the strategic Secret Pass.