
The Monte Cristo Mountains dominate the northwestern corner of this remote Nye County landscape, where elevation contours reveal steep ridges overlooking the broad expanse of Gabbs Valley. This arid basin is defined by an intricate network of desert drainage patterns, including the prominent Phillips Wash and Gabbs Wash, which carve through the terrain toward the valley floor. A notable geological feature, the Cobble Cuesta, rises in the southwestern section of the map, illustrating the distinctive tilted rock formations common to the Great Basin. While largely uninhabited and free of dense development, the area is bisected by the straight line of Del Vega St, indicating the sparse but deliberate infrastructure required to navigate this portion of the Nevada desert.
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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