Loading map...

1955 Map of Loyalton

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Loyalton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Sierra Valley and the surrounding timberlands of the Tahoe National Forest define this mid-century look at the California-Nevada borderlands. The city of Loyalton serves as the primary hub, marked by its hospital and local sawmill, while the Western Pacific railroad cuts through the northeastern corner near Peavine and Antelope. The landscape is a network of high-altitude valleys and peaks, where the Toiyabe Range and Bald Mountain Range overlook historic transit routes like the Henness Pass Road.

Resource management and high-country agriculture are evident through scattered outposts like the Lewis Mill Guard Sta, Dog Valley Guard Sta, and Wheelers Sheep Camp. Ranching operations such as Balls Ranch and the Old Fish Farm dot the canyons, while mining history is preserved at the Flying Dutchman Mine. This survey captures the region just as infrastructure like the Staverville Road began to formalize access to the more remote flats and springs of the high Sierra.