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1991 Map of Hole In The Ground

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Hole In The Ground
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Snake Valley serves as the focal point of this arid Great Basin landscape, situated along the edge of the Conger Range. The survey documents a series of water resources essential for life in the high desert, from the perennial flow of Baker Creek and Snake Creek to the cluster of isolated wells scattered across the valley floor. The most distinctive landmark, Hole in the Ground, sits tucked against the rising slopes to the east.

Evidence of human activity is sparse but telling, centered on the Robison Ranch in the northwestern portion of the map. While the valley floor is dominated by sagebrush and drainage patterns, the eastern ridges show signs of mineral interest near the Prospects, accessible by rugged 4wd tracks that push into the foothills. This provisional map captures the region's ranching and prospecting character before the turn of the twenty-first century.