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2014 Map of Lone Grave Butte

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Lone Grave Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Lone Grave Butte rises above the high desert of Lake County in this 2014 survey, anchoring a landscape shaped by intermittent water and volcanic geology. The topographic detail reveals a network of seasonal drainages, including Guano Slough which snakes through the wide Guano Valley and into the steep-walled Guano Canyon to the northwest. The drainage patterns here imply a delicate desert hydrology, where even small features like the Lone Grave Waterhole and Rock Spg were vital landmarks for navigation and survival in this arid territory.

Transportation is limited to primitive routes such as W Beaty Butte, which skirts the eastern edges of the buttes. The map highlights significant elevation changes through Buckaroo Pass and along the sharp descent of W Gulch. This data from the 2010s captures the enduring remote character of the Great Basin region, where public land divisions like t37s r27e and t38s r28e remain largely undeveloped.