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2018 Map of Needle Peak

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Needle Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Tobin Range dominates this portion of Pershing County, defined by its high desert peaks and the essential water sources that have long dictated movement through this arid environment. Strategic natural corridors like Golconda Pass and the rugged winding of Cottonwood Canyon provide the primary routes through the mountains, connecting different basins across the range. Isolated water features, including Upper Cottonwood Spring and Mud Spring, serve as critical landmarks in a landscape otherwise marked by dry washes such as Bushee Cr and its north fork.

Evidence of local travel and land management is visible through the primitive routes of Grass Valley Rd and Golconda Canyon Rd, which skirt the foothills and high basins. High-elevation features like Needle Peak and Rim Peak anchor the topography, overlooking the broad depressions of Little Miller Basin and Miller Basin to the southwest. This survey highlights the intersection of natural hydrology and the established township and range grid system in the Great Basin.