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2018 Map of Sheep Ranch Canyon

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sheep Ranch Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Sonoma Range dominates this portion of the Great Basin, where the high ridges of the mountain range descend into the broad expanse of Pumpernickel Valley. This 2018 survey reveals a landscape shaped by intermittent water and high-desert terrain, stretching across the border of Humboldt and Pershing Counties. The eastern slopes are carved by numerous drainages, including Grand Trunk Canyon and Washoke Canyon, which feed toward the valley floor.

Evidence of ranching and early land use is grounded in features like Sheep Ranch Flat and the eponymous Sheep Ranch Canyon, connected by the unpaved Sheep Ranch Canyon Rd. Essential water sources for livestock and local wildlife are noted at Manganese Spring, Buckbrush Spring, and Borrel Spring, while the Pumpernickel Reservoir and the course of Ragan Cr mark the hydraulic efforts to manage this arid environment.