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1986 Map of Las Vegas

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Las Vegas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The growing metropolitan footprint of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas dominates the eastern half of this mid-1980s landscape, illustrating the rapid expansion of residential street grids and industrial zones toward Henderson. Beyond the valley floor, the map details the high-altitude terrain of the Spring Mountains, where Charleston Peak and Wheeler Peak tower over the Toiyabe National Forest. This era shows the developed infrastructure of Nellis Air Force Base and the North Las Vegas Air Terminal supporting the region's aerial needs.

Contrasting the urban density are preserved lands like the Red Rock Canyon Recreation Lands and the Desert National Wildlife Range. Smaller settlements and outposts such as Kyle and Arden are visible, along with water sources critical to the arid environment like Gass Spring and White Rock Spring. The map also captures the stark transition across the Nevada California state line into the Pahrump Valley.