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2018 Map of Ramsey Spring

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Ramsey Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Gabbs Valley Range and the high desert of Nye County are the focus of this modern topographic study, capturing a terrain defined by complex ridge lines and drainage systems. This interior basin landscape is bisected by the Nye and Mineral County border, showing the remote corridor where Rawhide Rd and Diamond A Rd navigate the flats. Water is a scarce and vital resource here, marked notably at Ramsey Spring at the base of the mountains.

Erosional features dominate the topography, with deep incisions like Superstition Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon draining toward Gabbs Valley. The map reveals the intricate network of dry washes, such as Finger Rock Wash and Gabbs Wash, which shape the alluvial fans below Mystery Ridge. For those studying the Great Basin, this map provides precise detail of the landforms and the few established access routes through this arid reach of the Nevada desert.