2018 Map of Ruby Lake SE

About this map

The Maverick Springs Range dominates this high-altitude landscape where Elko and White Pine counties meet. This arid Great Basin environment is defined by its verticality, rising steeply from the edges of Ruby Valley and Long Valley. Human movement through the basin is traced by the historic path of Overland Rd, which skirts the southern foothills of the range. Reliable water sources are rare and vital in this terrain, identified here by scattered points such as Willow Spring, Salas Spring, and Mountain Spring. The topographical detail reveals the complex drainage patterns of Murry Canyon, showing how the land slopes and funnels toward the surrounding basins. This survey captures a remote section of Nevada where the primary features are the geological formations themselves and the sparse tracks connecting them.