1986 Map of Little Hot Springs

About this map

Hot Springs Point dominates the central landscape of this Nevada survey, serving as a high-elevation divide between the eastern Alkali Flat and the expansive Grass Valley to the south. The area’s mineral potential is evidenced by several prospects and the named Blue Goose Mine located on the steep eastern slopes of the Toiyabe Range. This mid-1980s topography documents a landscape defined by its thermal features, notably Hot Springs and the eponymous Little Hot Springs near a Stock Tank. The presence of multiple labeled fords crossing the drainage of Dry Canyon Wash indicates a network of primitive tracks used by ranchers and miners to navigate the arid terrain before modern infrastructure arrived.