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1980 Map of Reno

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Reno
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Pyramid Lake and the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation dominate the northern reach of this 1980 survey, where the high desert terrain meets the water. The corridor following the Truckee River reveals the heavy infrastructure of the late 20th century, linking the urban centers of Reno and Sparks with outlying settlements like Vista and Mustang. This industrial and transit backbone is defined by the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific rail lines, which parallel the river through the Virginia Range.

To the east, the landscape transitions into the agricultural and desert basins near Wadsworth and Fernley, including the Fernley State Wildlife Management Area. Numerous valleys such as Warm Springs Valley and Hungry Valley are interspersed between prominent peaks like Tule Peak Creek and Dogskin Mountain, showing the topographic complexity of the Great Basin as it was mapped just before the region's rapid modern expansion.