2014 Map of Poker Brown

About this map

Majuba Mountains dominate the northwestern horizon of this Pershing County landscape, where the high desert terrain of the Trinity Range meets the southern reaches of the Humboldt Valley. The settlement of Poker Brown serves as a primary marker in an area defined by its drainage systems and topographic shifts. Arid watercourses, specifically Cavanaugh Wash and the extensive Poker Brown Wash, carve through the basin, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Great Basin. The presence of Cavanaugh Spring in the northern sector highlights a vital water source in this otherwise dry environment. These features, mapped during a 2014 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey, document the enduring land patterns of the High Rock Desert region, where traditional township and range boundaries like t31n r31e provide a structured grid over an irregular, natural landscape.