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1967 Map of Klinker Mtn

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Klinker Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Summit Diggings and a cluster of numerous unnamed Mines and a Gravel Pit mark the industrial activity of the northern Summit Range in this late 1960s survey. The landscape is defined by the high desert interface between the Lava Mountains and the flat expanse of Searles Valley to the north. Transportation history is deeply etched into the terrain, showing the path of the Southern Pacific railroad alongside an Old RR Grade and the Tunnel No 29 Grade.

Evidence of much earlier inhabitants and modern utility infrastructure coexist here, from Petroglyphs and Caves to a large Aqueduct, a Pipeline, and a Fireline. Rare desert water sources such as Skilling Well, Mountain Well, and Bedrock Spr provided essential points of relief in this arid environment. The map also traces the Trona Road as it skirts the southern edge of Little Dry Lake, connecting these remote mining and transit corridors.