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1967 Map of Ninemile Mtn SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Ninemile Mtn SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Peach Ranch lies at the southern edge of this high-desert landscape in Elko County, marking a rare point of human habitation in a region defined by its water scarcity and livestock management. Surveyed in the late 1960s with updates into the early 1980s, the map illustrates the critical infrastructure of the Great Basin cattle industry. The terrain is a network of strategic water sources, ranging from natural flows like North Spring and Lewis Spring to man-made improvements including Eightyfoot Well, Jog Well, and the colorfully named Toilet Well No 1.

Transport through this part of the Nevada interior is limited to a sparse network of jeep trails, most notably crossing through Ives Pass at the southeastern corner. The topographic relief is shaped by deep drainage features such as Twentymile Draw and Kane Canyon, which channel seasonal runoff through the high plateaus. This document provides a look at the rural economy of Nevada before modern development, where the location of a single well or spring dictated the movement of both people and herds.