2014 Map of Hog Spring

About this map

The Smoke Creek Desert dominates the southeastern expanse of this Washoe County survey, illustrating the stark, arid character of the Nevada landscape. This region of the Great Basin is defined by low-lying basins and ephemeral water sources like the isolated Hog Spring and the drainage of Buffalo Slough. Access through this remote territory is maintained by sparse infrastructure, primarily Surprise Valley Rd and Buffalo Meadows Rd, which trace the periphery of the playa. In the southern reach, the small siding or geographic point of Reynard provides a specific reference point along the transportation corridor that skirted the desert's edge. The map captures the meticulous township and range grid system, showing the surveyed divisions of T31N R20E through T32N R21E across this uninhabited stretch of the High Desert.