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1971 Map of Jefferson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Mining operations and high-elevation camps define this 1971 study of the Toiyabe Range in Nevada. The settlement of Jefferson is marked by scattered structures and ruins at the head of Berlin Canyon, signaling the area's silver mining heritage. Resource extraction remains a central theme across the landscape, with the Barcelona Mine and Van Ness Mine located south of Barcelona Summit, and the Flower Mine situated near Ryecroft Canyon.

Remote infrastructure within the Toiyabe National Forest includes the Meadow Canyon Guard Station and a network of jeep trails and pack trails crossing high passes like Windy Pass and Jefferson Summit. The terrain is deeply dissected by drainages such as Slaughterhouse Canyon, Sawmill Canyon, and Horsethief Canyon, while the peaks of Shoshone Mountain and Spanish Peak tower over the S Fk Shoshone Canyon. This survey captures the rugged isolation of Nye County before further modernization altered these historic mining districts.