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1971 Map of Saulsbury Basin

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Saulsbury Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Mc Kinney Mountains and the northern reaches of the Monitor Range dominate this Nevada landscape, where the high desert terrain transitions into the Toiyabe National Forest. The map captures a rugged topography defined by deep incisions like Sage Hen Canyon and Georges Canyon, which drain into the broad alluvial expanses of the Saulsbury Basin and Fourmile Basin. Mining activity is evident through specific points of interest such as Kellys Mine and various unnamed Prospects scattered across the slopes.

Water sources are vital and scarce, marked by isolated points like Secret Spring, Warm Spring, and Flask Spring. These springs, along with Willow Creek, provide the only relief in an otherwise arid environment. Navigation across this remote Nye County terrain during the early 1970s relied heavily on a network of primitive routes, including a Jeep Trail and an old Pack Trail winding through the canyons.