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1990 Map of Pancake Summit

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Pancake Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Pancake Range dominates the central portion of this 1990 provisional survey, marking a stark division within the high desert of White Pine County. The terrain transitions from the elevated ridges down to the broad expanse of Newark Valley, where human intervention is limited to utility and extraction. A high-voltage transmission line cuts across the northern flats, paralleling the base of the mountains.

Water resources are scarce in this arid environment, evidenced by the presence of Sulphur Spring and a remote Gaging Station located near the valley edge. Resource extraction is concentrated in specific sites, including several Gravel Pits and numerous Prospects scattered along the mountain flanks. This map captures a landscape defined by industrial utility and natural topography, where travel is relegated to a network of unimproved roads and trails across the basin floor.