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1952 Map of Kawich Peak

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Kawich Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Kawich Peak stands as the high point of this high-desert landscape in Nye County, where the massive Kawich Range transitions into the expansive Reveille Valley to the east. In the early 1950s, the southern portion of this territory was dominated by the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, a major military installation that restricted civilian access across a wide swathe of the terrain south of the Mt Diablo Base Line. Despite this military presence, localized ranching and prospecting endured at the mountain fringes.

Evidence of historical activity is found at Silverbow and a designated Mining Area, while isolated outposts like Eden Creek Ranch and Breen Ranch mark the few points of settlement. Vital water sources, including Georges Water, Corral Spring, and Cedar Spring, sustained these remote operations. The map provides a clear look at the intersection of private land use and federal military expansion during the mid-century era.