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2024 Map of Silver City

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Silver City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Silver City remains the focal point of this Owyhee County terrain, positioned along the banks of Jordan Creek beneath the high peaks of the Silver City Range. The settlement's complex history is reflected in its numerous burial grounds, including the Pioneer Cem, the Silver City Citizens Cem, and the Masons International Order of the Odd Fellows Cem. These sites, along with nearby Fairview Cem, suggest the density of the population that once worked the surrounding gulches and ridges.

The landscape is deeply incised by water systems like the North Fork Sinker Creek and East Fork Sinker Creek, which drop into the prominent Sinker Canyon to the east. High points such as Telegraph Hill, Slacks Mtn, and Bald Mtn overlook a network of named drainages including Slaughterhouse Gulch, French Gulch, and Oro Fino Gulch. Higher elevation meadows and flats, such as Bull Meadow and North Sinker Flat, provide contrast to the steep topography defined by New York Summit and Peters Point.