2014 Map of Snowball Ranch

About this map

Snowball Ranch serves as the central landmark for this arid corner of Nye County, where life and geography are dictated by the scarce water sources emerging from the basin and range. The landscape is defined by the sharp elevations of the Antelope Range and the prominent Bills Peak, which watch over a complex network of drainages and seasonal watercourses. These desert springs, including Wild Indian Spring, Rock Spring, and Pine Spring, represent the vital points of human and animal habitation in a region where names like Moonshine Cr and Cottonwood Canyon hint at the rugged character of the Nevada interior. The map illustrates a high-desert environment where early ranching infrastructure relied on the natural flow of Snowball Cr and the N Fork Willow Cr to sustain operations in a vast, open topography.