2012 Map of Murphy Gap

About this map

Wild Horse Valley occupies the center of this Lincoln County landscape, a broad basin defined by intermittent water sources and high-desert transit routes. The namesake Murphy Gap serves as a critical passage for Mail Summit Rd, which traverses the terrain from the northwest to the southeast. Vital water points such as Sharp Spring in the north and Tule Spring near the eastern margin represent the sparse but essential hydrography of this region. The drainage of Cold Springs Wash snakes through the valley, paralleled in part by the unpaved Cold Spring Rd. This map documents a quiet corner of Nevada where the geography is dictated by the availability of water and the natural corridors through the surrounding peaks.