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2014 Map of Ruth

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Ruth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Mining operations and high-desert settlements define this 2014 survey of White Pine County. The industrial legacy of the region is evident in the massive Copper Flat area and the nearby Puritan Dump, Sunshine Dump, and Stillwater Dump, which dominate the landscape south of Ruth. These features, along with names like Mineral City, reflect a history of heavy extraction within the Egan Range. Residential and commercial life centers around the street grids of Ruth and the outskirts of Ely, connected by a network of canyon roads.

The terrain is a complex arrangement of high ridges and narrow valleys, including Ocher Valley and Lane Valley. Natural water sources like Bolo Spring and Watson Spring appear sparingly across the arid landscape, while Gleason Cr winds through the canyons. Notable landforms such as The Cliffs and Hercules Gap provide navigational landmarks for those tracing the history of local mining claims or early mountain transit routes through Robinson Canyon.