2018 Map of Rodear Flat

About this map

Owyhee Desert terrain dominates this northern Elko County landscape, where high-desert plains meet the rising slopes of the Snowstorm Mountains. The 2018 survey detail centers on Rodear Flat, a geographic depression positioned between the expansive desert and the more complex topography of the First Creek Basin to the southwest. This area serves as a significant drainage point for the S Fork Little Humboldt River, which meanders through the southeastern portion of the quadrangle. The map reveals the relationship between low-lying catchment areas like Button Field and the prominent volcanic or tectonic features such as Castle Ridge. This is a largely uninhabited landscape defined by the Public Land Survey System grid, which divides the vast open ranges of the Great Basin into distinct townships and ranges.