1988 Map of Ruby Lake

About this map

The Ruby Mountains divide this high-desert landscape, creating a dramatic vertical break between the Huntington Valley to the west and the expansive Ruby Valley to the east. At the heart of the region lies the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, a vital wetland complex including the North Sump and South Sump, where the seasonal waters of the Franklin River and numerous mountain springs collect. This 1988 edition reveals a sparsely populated interior with isolated ranching and mining outposts such as Jiggs and Rock House, connected by primitive roads and Nevada Highway 228. The presence of an Indian Village near the Ruby Mountains National Scenic Area and scattered Mines in the Medicine Range suggests a history defined by both indigenous presence and the extraction of natural resources in the Great Basin.