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2018 Map of Marlette Lake

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Marlette Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Lake Tahoe dominates the western half of this Nevada landscape, where the waters of Crystal Bay meet a coastline marked by recreational beaches and high-elevation reservoirs. Along the northern shore, Incline Beach and Sierra Nevada College indicate the development footprint near the Washoe Co and Carson City border. Further south, the map details the critical water infrastructure of the Carson Range, centered on Marlette Lake and the Marlette Dam. These features, along with Marlette Reservoir, illustrate the management of alpine water resources within the Toyabe National Forest.

The eastern terrain is defined by extreme relief, rising from the shoreline at Sand Harbor and Secret Harbor toward significant summits like Snow Valley Peak and Herlan Peak. A network of high-country paths, including the Tahoe Rim Trail and the Marlette Trail or Bear Mtn, connects these peaks through Summit Valley and Little Valley, providing a clear record of modern conservation and trail systems in the Great Basin region.