1990 Map of Horse Track Spring

About this map

Humboldt National Forest spans this high-elevation landscape where the Pine Range meets the northern reaches of Red Mountain. The terrain is defined by a critical network of water sources essential for life in the Great Basin, including the eponymous Horse Track Spring and others like Cottonwood Spring and Halfway Spring. These springs feed vital drainages such as Cottonwood Creek and the headwaters of the White River. The boundary between White Pine Co and Nye Co cuts across the southwestern corner of the sheet, following the course of Currant Creek. This 1990 provisional survey documents the primitive road and trail networks used to navigate the federal forest lands during the late twentieth century, highlighting the remote character of this mountainous region of Nevada.