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1980 Map of Outlaw Springs SE

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Outlaw Springs SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Big Smoky Valley and Cirac Valley dominate this high-desert basin, where the county line between Nye and Esmeralda counties cuts diagonally across the terrain. Mineral exploration is the defining human activity shown in this late 1970s record, with numerous Drill Holes, Prospects, and Mines peppered across the eastern slopes. A network of Jeep Trails provides the primary access into the more elevated regions, particularly around Roys.

Evidence of early surveying and habitation is preserved near the center of the sheet at USMM Big Smoky, a United States Mineral Monument. Nearby Ruins suggest a location where small-scale mining or ranching once centered around sparse water resources like the Well and Water Tank located in the valley flats. The map illustrates a landscape of isolation, where the vast desert floor meets the rising mineral-rich mountains of central Nevada.