1973 Map of Indian Springs Knolls

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The Fortification Range dominates the western half of this Nevada landscape, transitioning into the broad, arid expanse of Spring Valley to the east. This 1973 survey documents a remote high-desert environment where water management was the primary driver of human presence. An indefinite boundary marks the separation between White Pine and Lincoln counties, cutting across the terrain north of the range's highest peaks. The map reveals the infrastructure of mid-century cattle ranching or land management through scattered improvements such as South Well, Indian Springs North Well, and Johns Wash Well. Movement across this difficult terrain is restricted to primitive routes, including a network of Jeep Trails and a standard Trail that weave through the Indian Springs Knolls.