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1968 Map of Mt. Rose NW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mt. Rose NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Truckee River carves through the northwestern corner of this territory, where the Southern Pacific railroad follows the water's path past the settlement of Fleish. This area serves as a critical water management landscape, featuring the Steamboat Ditch and higher elevation catchments like Hunter Creek Res and Fuller Lake. A lone Radio Facility and a Quarry indicate the light industrial and infrastructure presence in the late 1960s.

Toiyabe National Forest dominates the central and southern sections, where the Carson Range rises to prominent heights at Sunflower Mountain and Alpine Walk Peak. Backcountry travelers of the era utilized the Davis Meadow Trail to navigate between Big Meadows Springs and the secluded Hunter Lake. The map clearly delineates the sharp transition from the river valley's rail corridor to the high, drainage-carved terrain of Deep Canyon and Puny Dip Canyon.