2021 Map of Ragged Top Mountain SW

About this map

Granite Springs Valley dominates the northern landscape of this Pershing County expanse, where the high desert terrain transitions into the broad alluvial floor of Copper Valley to the south. This 2021 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents a remote stretch of the Great Basin characterized by intermittent drainage patterns and the vast, open basins typical of the Nevada interior. The primary drainage feature, Sage Hen Wash, tracks southward through the central sections of the map, carving a path between the surrounding mountain ranges. The absence of modern development or permanent settlements highlights the enduring isolation of this region, which is meticulously divided by the Public Land Survey System into townships such as t26n r27e and t26n r28e, providing essential spatial data for land management and geological study in this part of the state.