2018 Map of Independence Valley NW

About this map

Ralphs Warm Springs provides a rare point of surface water in this arid stretch of northeastern Nevada, feeding a distinct wetland area on the western floor of Independence Valley. This landscape is defined by the stark transition from the broad, flat valley basin to the rising eastern slopes of the Pequop Mountains. The 2018 survey reveals a terrain largely shaped by natural hydrology and elevation, with the valley floor divided by the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. While human infrastructure is limited to local roads and section boundaries like t36n r64e and t35n r65e, the map documents the essential relationship between geothermal features and the surrounding high desert ecology.