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2014 Map of I X L Canyon

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of I X L Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Stillwater Range dominates this portion of Churchill County, where the desert landscape is defined by massive alluvial fans and deep-cut drainages like I X L Canyon and Shanghai Canyon. A significant geological feature, the Fault Scarp of 1954, is clearly marked in the northeastern corner of the map, providing a literal trace of seismic history across the terrain.

Lower elevations are characterized by the wide drainage of Dixie Valley Wash and the sparse settlement at Dixie Valley. Local hydrography is centered on vital water sources such as Mud or Willow Spring and Box Canyon Spring, which supported travel and ranching along routes like Dixie Valley Rd. The map illustrates the 21st-century state of this arid basin, where the grid of the Public Land Survey System meets the natural obstacles of summits like Silver Hill.