1958 Map of Soldier Pass

About this map

White Mtn City (Ruin) and the high-desert outpost of Oasis anchor this mid-century survey of the California-Nevada borderlands. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the White Mts and the expansive Eureka Valley, where survival relied on the few water sources like Deep Springs Lake and the Jr College at Deep Springs. The map documents a rugged mining economy with operations like the Copper Queen Mine, Sierra Talc & Mine, and Victor Cons Mine scattered across the Sylvania Mts and Last Chance Range. Cultural history is noted through ancient Petroglyphs and the precise path of the Von Schmidt Line, which established the state boundary. Remote tracks and a Jeep Trail wind through Soldier Pass Canyon, connecting isolated settlements and mining claims in this arid basin-and-range terrain.