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2014 Map of Parran

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Parran
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

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Fortymile Desert and the White Plains dominate this portion of the Great Basin, where the desert floor meets the rising elevations of the Hot Springs Mountains in the south. The settlement of Parran and the rail-aligned location of Huxley sit along the primary transport corridor on the eastern edge of the quadrangle, bordering the vast depression of the Carson Sink.

Surface water is sparse in this arid landscape, marked primarily by the Humboldt Slough. The infrastructure is defined by long, straight utility corridors like Pole Line Rd, reflecting a landscape shaped by both the harsh natural environment of the Nevada desert and the necessity of connecting distant points across the basin floor. This 2014 survey captures the topographical transition from the flat alkaline plains to the complex ridgelines of the southern mountains.