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1985 Map of Pah Rah Mtn

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Pah Rah Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation encompasses this high-desert terrain where the Truckee River terminates. Water management and infrastructure are central to this 1980s landscape, evidenced by the Marble Bluff Dam and associated Fish Ladder structures designed to aid regional fish populations. The northern reaches of the Pah Rah Range rise sharply from the southern shores of Pyramid Lake, with Pah Rah Mtn and Virginia Peak serving as dominant high points.

Evidence of early 20th-century transportation is visible in the Old Railroad Grade tracing the northwestern shoreline. Small-scale resource extraction is scattered throughout the canyons, noted by numerous Prospect and Borrow Pits locations. Natural water sources like Rosebush Spring and the ephemeral Mud Lake provided essential points for travelers and livestock in an otherwise arid environment characterized by deep drainages such as Big Mouth Canyon and Anderson Canyon.