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2012 Map of Mount Schader

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Mount Schader
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Johnnie serves as the focal point of this Nevada desert landscape, where the legacy of early 20th-century mining persists through surviving infrastructure. The presence of both the Johnnie Post Office and the Johnnie Mine Post Office to the north suggests a community once divided between the residential settlement and the active mining works at the foot of Mount Schader. Further north, Labbe Camp remains situated along the slopes, connected by a network of primitive roads including the evocatively named Butch Cassidy Pass.

The geography is defined by the stark transition from the Pahrump Valley to the elevations of the Johnnie Range and Spring Mountains. Water sources are critical landmarks in this arid environment, with Diebert Spring, Kwichup Spring, and Grapevine Springs dotting the high ground. The wide expanse of Mineral Flat and features like Mount Montgomery illustrate the topographical variety of this mining district as it appeared in the early 21st century.