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1984 Map of High Bald Peaks SE

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of High Bald Peaks SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Butte Valley floor and the rising slopes of the Butte Mountains define this Great Basin landscape on the border of Elko Co and White Pine Co. Produced as a provisional survey in the mid-1980s, the map illustrates a sparsely settled region where human activity is primarily limited to resource management and high-desert navigation. Several instances of a Corral mark the area, indicating the continued use of these basins for livestock grazing.

Water is ephemeral in this environment, represented by multiple Dry Lakes scattered across the valley bottom. Transportation is limited to rugged 4 WD tracks that thread between the peaks and across the flatlands, connecting remote landmarks. This sheet offers a clear view of the complex topography and the vast, open character of the high desert before modern infrastructure reached this section of eastern Nevada.