2018 Map of Rhyolite Ridge SW

About this map

Silver Peak Range peaks dominate the southeastern portion of this terrain, where the high desert landscape drops sharply toward the basin floor. This 2018 survey captures the transition from high mountain slopes into the alluvial fans of Fish Lake Valley, a remote arid basin. In the northern reaches, the Fish Lake Valley Marsh indicates a rare concentration of surface water and wetlands within this desert environment. Water remains a critical defining feature of the topography, as evidenced by isolated points like Deep Spring and Mud Spring found at different elevations. Between the mountain front and the valley floor, the deep incision of Icehouse Canyon provides a primary drainage path through the steep contours, illustrating the erosional forces that have shaped the Esmeralda County landscape.