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1990 Map of Mt. Tobin

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Mt. Tobin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Goldbanks Hills and the high peaks of the Tobin Range define this high-desert basin in Pershing County. This 1990 edition represents the landscape as it appeared in the late 1980s, centered on the transition from the alluvial floor of Pleasant Valley and Grass Valley to the steep canyons of the mountains. The map identifies the Goldbanks (Site), a former mining camp, alongside the surviving agricultural presence of Siard Ranch and Jim Creek Ranch.

Evidence of the area's resource history is scattered throughout, including a Mine Shaft and the Goldbanks Windmill, which served as a critical water source in this arid terrain. Seasonal drainages like Shell Canyon and Siard Canyon carve through the slopes leading toward Mt Tobin, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that supported the valley's isolated ranching operations during the late twentieth century.