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1986 Map of Little Horse Canyon

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Humboldt National Forest dominates the western half of this 1980s landscape, where steep terrain gives way to the high desert flats of the Nevada and Utah border. The transition from mountain to basin is marked by a network of drainage systems, including Smith Creek, Hampton Creek, and the prominent Little Horse Canyon. Human presence is sparse but evident through utility and industry, with an Aqueduct traversing the lower elevations and a Gravel Pit and scattered Prospect sites indicating small-scale resource extraction.

The map records various landmarks of interest to local historians, from a Natural Arch hidden in the ridges to the winding path of the Horse Trail. Evidence of livestock management appears in the form of a Corral near the state line, while the ephemeral nature of the local hydrology is captured by the presence of Dry Lakes to the east. This survey provides a clear look at the intersection of public lands and the arid interstate borderlands during the mid-1980s.