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1968 Map of Park Mountain

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Park Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Park Mountain dominates the southern reaches of this high-desert landscape in Nye County, where the topography transition between the Antelope Range and the Park Range. Mapped in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission during the late 1960s, the terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, from the heights of Moonshine Peak down to the drainage of Big Wash. A notable geological feature, the Big Wash Fault, runs north-to-south through the center of the sheet, illustrating the active tectonic history of the region.

Resource management and water access are evident through several key landmarks. An Aqueduct and various isolated water sources like Cottonwood Springs and Tank Spring hint at the necessity of water infrastructure in this arid environment. Transportation is limited to a singular Jeep Trail, suggesting a landscape that was primarily utilized for scientific survey or resource exploration rather than permanent settlement during this period.