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1986 Map of Mineral Hill

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Mineral Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Mineral Hill serves as the focal point of this Nevada survey, characterized by a concentrated network of Mines, Open Pits, and Mineshafts. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of the Sulphur Spring Range, Union Mountain, and the Pinon Range, which are cut by numerous drainages like Slaughterhouse Canyon and McColley Canyon. The presence of small-scale ranching is evident at Bruffey Ranch and Plummer Ranch, while a small Cem near the mining district provides a link to the area's early residents.

Water sources are critical features in this arid environment, represented by a high density of named springs such as Sulphur Springs, Warm Spring, and Chokecherry Spring. The eastern edge is marked by the Eureka Co Elko Co boundary, which follows the ridgelines. The concentration of Prospect labels throughout the canyons reflects the ongoing mineral exploration that defined this portion of Eureka County during the late twentieth century.