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1968 Map of Knoll Mountain SE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Knoll Mountain SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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Knoll Mountain dominates the western half of this 1968 study, its complex drainages and ridges defining the rugged interior of Elko, Nevada. The landscape is marked by a network of seasonal water sources and intermittent flows, including the high-altitude Springs that feed into the various canyons. On the eastern side, the terrain transitions into the broader Thousand Springs Valley, where Thousand Springs Creek meanders through the flatter basin floor.

Evidence of ranching and land management is seen in the naming of Corral Canyon and the presence of several established trails. Transportation through this part of the high desert relied on a network of Jeep Trails and unnamed footpaths that traverse the elevations between Burnt Creek and the valley below. The survey includes several precise benchmarks, such as BM 5343, which provide fixed points of reference in an otherwise open and shifting landscape.