2014 Map of Misfits Flat

About this map

The Carson River flows across this Nevada landscape, winding through a corridor defined by irrigation works like Koch Ditch and the Houghman and Howard Ditch. The terrain transitions from the low expanse of Carson Plains and the namesake Misfits Flat to the elevated southern ridges of the Pine Nut Mountains. Small-scale residential developments are evident in Stagecoach and Stagecoach Valley, where a network of roads with names like Cimarron Trl and Navajo Trl suggests mid-to-late 20th-century rural planning. Along the western edge, the outskirts of Dayton meet the river valley near prominent landforms such as Table Mtn and Susans Bluff. The map clearly illustrates the relationship between the river and the emerging settlement patterns in Lyon and Storey counties during the early 21st century.