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2018 Map of Mount Ardivey

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Mount Ardivey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape in Nye County, where the southern reaches of the Shoshone Mountains rise toward Mt Ardivey. The map documents a rugged network of drainage systems and isolated water sources essential for life in this arid environment, including Cripple Spring and Willow Springs. Human activity is concentrated along the peripheries of the forest boundary, most notably at Farrington Ranch and the elevated Golden Summit to the south.

Transport and movement through the canyons are dictated by natural features, with the Willow Springs Bypass and Four Mile Spring Bypass providing established routes across the terrain. These bypasses, alongside named washes like Golden Wash, indicate a landscape managed for access to remote springs and high-country grazing lands, preserving the names of the early families and locales that defined the region's ranching and mining history.