1952 Map of Mud Lake

About this map

Mud Lake dominates the central landscape of this Nevada high-desert survey, sitting at the transition between the Ralston Valley and the northern reaches of the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range. The terrain reflects the region's mid-century identity, where traditional resource extraction meets the expanding military footprint of the Cold War era. Evidence of the area's earlier industrial life is found in the Dismantled Railroad and Telephone Line that trace the western edge of the quadrangle.