2012 Map of Ninemile Mountain SW

About this map

Leach Ranch sits in the southern portion of this high-desert Elko County landscape, serving as a primary human landmark in a region dominated by ephemeral drainage systems and topographic passes. The drainage of Twentyone Mile Draw carves through the northern terrain, while Kane Canyon and the crossing at Ives Pass illustrate the natural corridors used for movement through the Great Basin. This 2012 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents a land shaped by scarce water sources, as evidenced by the mapping of North Spring and Lewis Spring. The grid of local roads and 4WD tracks suggests a landscape managed for ranching and resource access, typical of the high-elevation basins of northeastern Nevada during the early 21st century.