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1960 Map of Reno

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Reno
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Reno and Sparks serve as the primary urban hubs in this 1960s study of western Nevada, a landscape defined by the drainage of the Truckee River into the terminal Pyramid Lake. The irrigation and water management systems of the era are clearly visible, anchored by the Lahontan Reservoir and the Stillwater Wildlife Management Area. Beyond the fertile valleys, the map captures the industrial and cultural footprint of the Great Basin, including the Olinghouse Mine and the vast Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation.

Strategic transportation corridors are well-documented, showing the Southern Pacific RR and Western Pacific RR threading through the Trinity Range and Hot Springs Mountains. Extensive military and conservation zones, such as various Navy Bombing Target Area sites and the Toiyabe National Forest, demonstrate the mid-century transition of the high desert into a region of federal oversight and managed resources.