
Mountain City serves as the focal point of this northern Elko County landscape, situated along the Owyhee River at the confluence of several high-desert gulches. The settlement pattern reflects the area's mining and ranching legacy, with Patsville located just to the south. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, from the heights of the Bruneau Range and Granite Ridge to the deep incisions of Slaughterhouse Cr and California Creek.
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1936 · Mountain City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Owyhee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Mountain City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Owyhee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · McDermitt
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Wells
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Bull Run
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Wild Horse
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Wells
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · McDermitt
USGS Topo · 1:250,000