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2021 Map of Moores Station

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Moores Station
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest encompasses much of this high desert terrain in Nye County, where the landscape is defined by complex geological formations and ephemeral watercourses. The drainage of Moores Station Wash and the northern reaches of Hot Creek Valley provide the primary geographic structure, flanked by distinctive landforms like the Moores Station Buttes and the uniquely named Petroglyph Butte.

Remote canyons such as Hacksaw Canyon and South Canyon cut through the western slopes, while the eastern portion of the map is dominated by the Needle Range and Confusion Hills. The presence of labels like Jumbled Rock Gulch and Rhyolite Hills speaks to the volcanic and eroded character of this Great Basin environment, offering a clear record of the area's physical geography in the early twenty-first century.