2014 Map of Mud Spring Gulch

About this map

The Shoshone Range dominates this portion of Lander County, Nevada, providing a study in Great Basin landforms and water resource management. Elevation ranges from the heights of Bald Mtn and Granite Mtn down through high-desert drainages such as Slaven Canyon and Mud Spring Gulch. The reliance on limited water sources is evident through the naming of specific points like Filippini Spring Number Three and Mud Spring. Human activity in this territory is primarily represented by the remote Fire Creek Rd and the extensive system of gulches, including Tub Spring Gulch and Rosebud Gulch, which dictate the movement of both water and traveler across the basin. The map illustrates a high-desert environment defined by its naming of peaks like Myers Hill and deep cuts like Black Rock Canyon.