2018 Map of Mormon Dan Butte

About this map

Mormon Dan Butte anchors the northwestern corner of this Humboldt County terrain, overlooking a landscape defined by Great Basin hydrology and topography. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the steep rises of Blue Mtn, where Blue Mountain Canyon cuts through the slopes. This high-desert environment relies on isolated water sources such as Barbara Worth Spring and Donnell Spring, which often dictated the movement of early travelers and livestock through the region. To the northeast, the Crescent Dunes illustrate the active geomorphology of the area. The map illustrates a largely unsettled expanse of Nevada, where survival and travel were historically linked to the discovery and preservation of these scarce water features and navigable canyons.