2021 Map of Ireteba Peaks

About this map

Ireteba Peaks dominates this section of the Mojave Desert along the southern reach of the Eldorado Mountains. This arid landscape is punctuated by vital water sources such as Grasshopper Spring and Wesselhoff Spring, which historically supported prospecting and ranching in this remote Clark County interior. The eastern portion of the map encompasses a section of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, showing the rugged topography near Dupont Mtn. The presence of the Francis Mining Claim Spring suggests the area's history of mineral exploration, providing a spatial record of small-scale resource extraction sites that once dotted these desert ranges. This document tracks the persistent importance of these remote seeps and summits within a largely unpopulated desert corridor.