1987 Map of Reeds Ranch

About this map

Reeds Ranch stands as a solitary named outpost within a high-desert landscape defined by vast topographical features and military exclusion zones. Situated in Nye County during the late 1980s, the map illustrates the edge of the Nellis Air Force Range, where a Restricted Access Area borders the southern extent of the sheet. The terrain transitions from the elevations of the Monitor Hills in the west down toward the broad expanse of Cactus Flat. The physical geography is marked by drainage patterns like Saulsbury Wash and human interventions including a Substation and several Borrow Pits. This provisional survey highlights the intersection of private ranching interests and expansive federal military lands, linked by the Base Line and multiple transmission lines traversing the desert floor.