2014 Map of Pancake Summit

About this map

Pancake Summit serves as a critical high point within the central Nevada desert, marking a passage through the high-elevation terrain of the Pancake Range. This 2014 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents a landscape defined by isolation and elevation, where the drainage from Sulphur Spring and the wide expanse of the Newark Valley meet. The map traces the essential transportation corridors that cut through the sagebrush and basin-and-range topography, specifically the path of Ruby Valley Rd and Cr-1. These routes follow the natural contours of the land, providing a record of modern access across a region where natural water sources like Sulphur Spring have historically dictated movement and settlement patterns in the high desert of White Pine County.