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2012 Map of Snowball Ranch

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Snowball Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Snowball Ranch and its namesake creek anchor this 2012 survey of a remote pocket in Nye County, Nevada. The landscape is defined by its scarce but vital water sources, with numerous springs such as Wild Indian Spring, Rock Spring, and Mahogany Spring dictating the placement of the area's few established ranching outposts. Settlement follows the drainage patterns of the high desert, with Indian Spring Ranch and Willow Creek Ranch positioned along the seasonal flows of Indian Creek and Willow Creek.

Canyon systems like Mulligan Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon cut through the terrain, leading toward high points such as Bills Peak. The road network is sparse, connecting these isolated ranches through the vast sagebrush and mountain environment. The map provides a detailed record of water management in a desert climate, where the geography of survival is written in the names of the perennial seeps and the winding paths of Moonshine Creek and the North Fork Willow Creek.