1988 Map of Hussman Spring

About this map

The Wassuk Range dominates this late-twentieth-century landscape along the border of Lyon and Mineral Counties. This high-desert terrain is marked by essential water sources like Hussman Spring and Paiute Spring, which historically supported movement through these arid slopes. The map reveals a history of extraction and industry, specifically on the eastern flanks where the Walker River Indian Reservation meets the mountains. Here, prospectors and miners left their marks at sites such as the Northern Lights Mine and an unnamed Mine Shaft further north. In the southwestern corner, the terrain transitions into the broad basin of Pumpkin Hollow, while Black Mountain stands as a prominent topographical anchor. This provisional survey provides a precise record of the trails and improved roads that connected these remote mining and grazing lands in the late 1980s.