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1985 Map of Misfits Flat

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Misfits Flat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Carson River carves a path between the Pine Nut Mountains and the Virginia Range in this mid-1980s topographical record. The landscape is defined by the intersection of historic transportation corridors and early water management systems. Historical sites such as Desert Station and Clifton are marked alongside the Emigrant Trail and California Trail, preserving the locations of critical stops for travelers crossing the Carson Plains.

Evidence of local industry and resource management is visible through the presence of the Rosetta Mine and the complex irrigation network of the Fort Churchill Ditch and the Howard and Houghman Ditch. The map illustrates the varied desert terrain from the dry Alkali Flat to the rising elevations of Table Mtn, providing a look at the rural character of Storey and Lyon counties before modern expansion reached the settlement at Stagecoach.