2021 Map of High Bald Peaks SE

About this map

Butte Valley dominates this high-desert basin in eastern Nevada, where the drainage of Paris Cr filters through a landscape defined by expansive public land divisions. The terrain is framed by the steep rise of the Butte Mountains to the west, a prominent landmark for those tracing old pack trails or early ranching corridors through the Great Basin. This contemporary survey by the U.S. Geological Survey preserves the administrative boundaries between Elko Co and White Pine Co, reflecting the enduring surveyor’s grid that has organized this open country since the nineteenth century. For the local historian or geographer, the map illustrates the delicate water systems and township structures within the t26n r61e and t25n r61e sections that continue to shape land use in this part of the state.