
Montezuma and Gemfield anchor this 1970 snapshot of Esmeralda County, showing a landscape defined by mining history and the vital necessity of desert water sources. The Montezuma Range, rising to Montezuma Peak, dominates the west, while the eastern flats are characterized by Malpais Mesa and the Goldfield Hills. The abundance of named water features like Brickyard Spring, Dago Joe Spring, and Slaughterhouse Spring speaks to the region's reliance on these isolated points for ranching and extraction efforts.
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1908 · Lida
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1913 · Lida
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1945 · Goldfield
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1952 · Mud Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Goldfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Goldfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Goldfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Goldfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Goldfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1970 · Montezuma Peak SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000