1981 Map of Rabbithole

About this map

Rabbithole Springs serves as a vital hydrological marker in this arid stretch of the Nevada desert, where the landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Rabbithole Creek and the long expanse of Granite Spring Wash. The map documents the boundary where Humboldt and Pershing Counties meet, a region largely shaped by the infrastructure of the Southern Pacific railroad corridor. Near the rail line, the settlement of Ronda marks a point of human activity in an otherwise sparse environment. Evidence of historical resource extraction is visible through isolated Prospect markings, indicating the search for mineral wealth that characterized much of the Great Basin during this era. This 1981 edition provides a detailed look at the topographic relief and high-desert terrain before the expansion of modern industrial mining in the vicinity.