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2021 Map of Poodle Mountain

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Poodle Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Buffalo Hills dominate this high-desert landscape in northern Washoe County, where water sources dictated the patterns of movement and land use. Small reservoirs and numerous springs, such as White Heifer Springs and Wrangle Pasture Spring, serve as vital landmarks across the arid terrain. The map reveals a complex network of drainage and relief, with deep cuts like Pauls Camp Canyon and Wrangler Canyon illustrating the erosional history of the region.

Strategic water management is evident in the presence of the Buffalo Hills Reservoir Number 8 and Boulder Dam Reservoir. These features, along with named summits like Poodle Mtn and Black Butte, provide essential reference points for understanding the early 21st-century cattle-ranging or recreational geography of this part of Nevada. The absence of primary towns highlights the area's character as a working landscape of canyons, flats, and remote basins.