Monte Cristo Mountains dominate the northwestern corner of this high-desert landscape in Nye County, giving way to the broad expanse of Gabbs Valley to the south and east. The terrain is defined by its drainage patterns, with the prominent Gabbs Wash and Phillips Wash cutting through the arid basin. Of particular interest to geologists and terrain researchers is the Cobble Cuesta, a distinct ridge formation located in the southwestern portion of the sheet. Unlike many desert quadrangles that are entirely roadless, this area is traversed by Del Vega St, providing a rare named navigational corridor through the township and range sections of T12N and T13N.
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1907 · Tonopah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1908 · Tonopah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1908 · Carson Sink
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1909 · Hawthorne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1910 · Carson Sink
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1911 · Hawthorne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1915 · Hawthorne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Paradise Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Walker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Paradise Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500