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1940 Map of Mountain City

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Mountain City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Mountain City and the neighboring settlement of Patsville serve as the primary hubs in this high-altitude landscape along the Idaho-Nevada border. This survey, conducted in the mid-1930s, documents a mining-driven economy centered on operations like the Rio Tinto Mine and the Golden Ensign Mine. The region is defined by a series of working ranches, including the McKenzie Ranch, Rizzi Ranch, and Peck Ranch, which are situated near critical water sources such as Sheep Creek and Clover Creek.

Infrastructure of the era is clearly marked, from the Mountain City Landing Field to the network of a Telephone Line and the Merritt Mountain Trail. Large portions of the terrain are managed under the Humboldt National Forest, while the northwestern corner transitions into the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. The map records a complex landscape of named peaks like Jenneman Peak and Hicks Mtn, providing a precise look at the land's utility before later twentieth-century developments altered the local character.