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2014 Map of Red Ring Mountain

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Red Ring Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Red Ring Mtn anchors this arid Nevada landscape, where the geological naming conventions of the Basin and Range are on full display. The topographic transition from the high Andesite Ridge down into the Little Smoky Valley illustrates the classic north-south faulting patterns of the region. Evidence of historical volcanic activity is preserved in the nomenclature of the Rhyolite Hills at the southern edge of the survey.

Water sources are predictably scarce across this terrain, marked by isolated features like Burnt Cabin Spring and the drainage of Twin Piñon Gulch. To the east, the terrain opens into the broad expanse of Big Sand Springs Valley. This 2014 edition captures the land as it remained in the early 21st century: largely undeveloped, with surveyors tracing the contours of Pritchards Canyon and several townships, including t12n r52e, across the Nye County desert.