2020 Map of Rice Mountain

About this map

The high-desert terrain of the Mahogany Mountains and Needle Mountains dominates this portion of the Utah-Nevada border. The boundary between Lincoln County, Nevada and Iron County, Utah runs vertically through a landscape defined by significant elevation changes, ranging from Dry Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon in the west to the prominent Rice Mtn and Canyon Peak in the east. The availability of water in this arid environment is marked by several named points, including Chokecherry Spring, Butcher Spring, and Tobe Spring. Traces of human activity are concentrated near the border, specifically at the State Line Cem and State Line Summit. The presence of these features alongside Horse Valley and Little Horse Valley suggests a history of high-altitude ranching or passage through the mountain gaps between the two states.