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1987 Map of Rainier Mountain

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Rainier Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Big Smoky Valley dominates this 1980s landscape, where the flat valley floor meets the rising elevations of Rainier Mountain and the Royston Hills. This provisional survey captures a remote section of Nye County defined by its water infrastructure and mineral potential. A network of wells, including Well 5092 and Well 5066, are scattered across the arid basin, reflecting the critical importance of water rights and management in this high-desert environment.

Evidence of local industry and utility is visible in the eastern reaches, including a Borrow Pit and a prominent Transmission Line that terminates at a Substation near the Lone Line Wash. While the small settlement of Peavine appears near the creek that shares its name, much of the terrain is marked by extractive history, indicated by various Prospects scattered near the foothills. The map provides a precise look at the land's transition from drainage washes to the steeper contours of the surrounding ranges.