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1986 Map of Sixmile Canyon

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Sixmile Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Humboldt National Forest dominates the eastern half of this terrain, where steep drainages and canyons carve through the high Nevada landscape. Mineral exploration is evident in the northeast, marked by several mine shafts and a prospect located near Rye Grass Canyon. The water distribution across this arid environment is clearly defined by isolated water sources such as Sixmile Spring, Fourmile Spring, and Mud Spring, which provide critical points of interest for historical land use study.

The western portion of the map is characterized by a significant depression and the low-lying Salt Marsh in the southeast. A network of canyons, including Sixmile Canyon, Basin Canyon, and Little Dry Canyon, channel toward the flatter basins. The presence of a single marked trail in the south suggests the limited corridors used for navigating this complex topography during the late twentieth century.