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1959 Map of Riepetown

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Riepetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The industrial mining landscape of White Pine County dominates the southeastern corner of this 1950s survey, where the heavy excavation of Copper Flat meets the settlements of Riepetown and Kimberly. This area is characterized by an extensive network of open-pit operations, including the Liberty Pit, Emma Nevada Pit, and Tripp Pit, serviced by the Nevada Northern railroad. The presence of the Matilda Tunnel and the Sunshine Dump further illustrates the intensity of copper extraction during this era.

Contrasting with the concentrated industry of the pits, the remainder of the terrain is defined by the high elevations of the Egan Range and Butte Mountains. Water sources are critical but scattered, often marked as livestock and travel points such as Bothwick Spring, Rock Spring, and Schoolhouse Spr. In the more arid reaches to the north and west, isolated outposts like Robison Ranch and Townsend Well suggest a sparse ranching presence amidst the high-desert summits of Marking Corral Summit and Robinson Summit.