1969 Map of Lower Pahranagat Lake SW

About this map

The Desert National Wildlife Range dominates this landscape, encompassing a high-altitude basin flanked by the Pahranagat Range and the Sheep Range. This late 1960s environment is defined by its arid geography, featuring the dry bed of Desert Lake and a series of Sand Dunes at the southern end of the valley. Transportation through this remote section of Lincoln County is limited to primitive routes like the Old Corn Creek Road, which traces the valley floor. The map provides precise topographic detail of the alluvial fans and steep mountain slopes that characterize the Great Basin, reflecting a period of careful land management and environmental study by federal agencies prior to modern development.