2014 Map of Hicks Mountain

About this map

The Humboldt National Forest encompasses this high-elevation landscape in northeastern Nevada, where the border of Elko County meets Owyhee County at the Idaho-Nevada line. Central to the map is the prominent Hicks Mountain and the Bruneau Range, areas defined by deep drainage networks including Hicks Creek and Salmon Creek. The landscape preserves local nomenclature through features like Yankee Bill Flat, Yankee Bill Gulch, and Yankee Bill Summit, hinting at the region's ranching or prospecting history. Navigational access is limited to primitive forest routes such as National Forest Development Road 023, which winds through Sagehen Basin and past Salmon Meadow. Further south, the terrain descends toward The Mahoganies and Robinson Canyon, illustrating a transition from timbered heights to the rugged draws of the Great Basin.