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1979 Map of Mt. Hamilton

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Mt. Hamilton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The White Pine Range serves as the geographic anchor for this 1979 survey, which details a landscape defined by Nevada's historic mining activity. Near the center of the sheet, the old mining hub of Hamilton is surrounded by high-altitude operations such as Treasure Hill and the Belmont Mill. These sites, along with the Eberhardt Mine and Seligman Mine, represent the region's late 19th-century silver boom and subsequent industrial shifts. The isolation of these mountain camps is underscored by the expansive Newark Valley and Jakes Valley flanking the central ranges.

Transportation corridors like U.S. 50 and Nevada 20 traverse the high desert, connecting remote outposts such as Pogue Station and Illipah. To the south, the Bull Railroad cuts through the Little Smoky Valley, while the Humboldt National Forest encompasses the high peaks. This map records the intersection of rugged topography and the persistent infrastructure of the Great Basin's mining and ranching heritage.