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2023 Map of Needle Point Spring

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Needle Point Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Hamlin Valley serves as a remote desert corridor along the Nevada-Utah state line, where drainage systems like Lake Creek and Big Springs Creek define the arid landscape. The area is marked by the transition from the protected slopes of the Highland Ridge Wilderness and Humboldt National Forest down into the flat valley floor.

Evidence of local history and settlement is found along the valley's edge, most notably at the Burbank Cem located near the intersection of Burbank Back Rd and Burbank Rd. Water remains the central feature of this high-desert environment, with remote points like Needle Point Spring, Lexington Spring, and Chokecherry Creek providing critical landmarks and resources in a region otherwise dominated by vast open basins and federal forest lands.