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1951 Map of Pancake Summit

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Pancake Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Pancake Range and the high desert of Central Nevada define this mid-century survey, centered on the strategic crossing at Pancake Summit. The landscape is shaped by the historic transit corridor of the Lincoln Highway (also labeled Route 50), following the older path of the Hamilton Stage Road. This overlap of transportation eras reveals the enduring importance of these passes for travelers moving between the Newark Valley and the White Pine Range.

Evidence of early industrial and ranching activity is scattered throughout the terrain, including the Stage Station (Site) and the Belmont Mill located in the southeast near the Nevada National Forest. Water sources, critical for survival in this environment, are meticulously noted, such as the non-potable Sulphur Spr, Emigrant Spring, and Allen Spr. The map records a remote mining and thoroughfare landscape just before modern infrastructure replaced these traditional routes.