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1968 Map of Moor Summit

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Moor Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Southern Pacific railroad tracks wind through the high-desert corridor of northeast Nevada, following the terrain near the small settlement of Moor. This 1968 survey reveals a landscape of transit and resource extraction, where the mountain passes of the Windermere Hills and the Wood Hills converge. The mapping shows the transition from the broad, flat Independence Valley to the technical challenges of the Moor Summit and Cedar Pass.

Evidence of local industry is scattered throughout the hills, indicated by several Mines and Prospects. Water sources, critical in this arid environment, are specifically identified at Wadel Spring and Johnson Well. A network of unpaved infrastructure, including a prominent Jeep Trail, connects these remote sites to the primary thoroughfare of Highway 80, which parallels the historic rail line through the pass.