2012 Map of Little Hot Springs

About this map

Little Hot Springs and Hot Springs punctuate this high-desert landscape in Lander County, signaling the thermal activity common to this stretch of the Great Basin. The terrain is defined by the eastern slopes of the Toiyabe Range, where drainage patterns move from the high ground toward the valley floor. Dry Canyon Wash serves as a primary drainage route, carving through the alluvial fans that spread across the quadrangle. Aside from these vital water sources, such as Crow Spring, the area remains largely undeveloped, preserving a wilderness character that has changed little since the early settlement of Nevada. This survey documents the intersection of geology and hydrology, showing how isolated springs provide the only reliable moisture in an otherwise arid expanse of the basin-and-range province.