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2021 Map of River Spring

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of River Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Benton Range and the high desert basins of the Eastern Sierra dominate this landscape along the California-Nevada border. Centered on the boundary between the Toiyabe National Forest and Inyo National Forest, the map documentations a region defined by its critical water sources in an otherwise arid environment. The settlement of Pizona serves as a focal point near the northern reaches of the Adobe Hills, where several routes like Pizona Rd and Pizona Springs converge.

Hydrological features are the primary markers of human and animal activity here, from the eponymous River Spring in the southwest to Upper Pizona Spring and McNamara Lake further east. The transition from the high peaks of Antelope Mtn down into the expansive Adobe Valley and Benton Valley illustrates the classic basin-and-range topography that dictated early travel corridors through this high-altitude corridor.