2014 Map of Millers

About this map

Big Smoky Valley dominates this arid high-desert landscape on the border of Nye and Esmeralda Counties. The map centers on the small settlement of Millers, located near the southern margin along the primary transportation corridor. To the northeast, the isolated Montezuma Wells represents a critical water source in an otherwise parched basin. The terrain is characterized by broad alluvial fans and drainage patterns that sweep down from the surrounding uplands toward the valley floor. The diagonal boundary between Nye and Esmeralda Counties cuts across the northern half of the sheet, intersecting the route of Nv-89. This survey documents a quiet intersection of transit and hydrology in a sparsely populated corner of the Great Basin.