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1939 Map of Sonoma Range

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Sonoma Range
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The Humboldt River corridor and the surrounding high desert basins define this 1930s landscape, where the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads parallel the Victory Highway across northern Nevada. This area is a patchwork of remote ranching outposts and active industrial operations, from the Childress Ranch and Seven Devils Ranch to a series of significant excavations including the Blackhawk Mine and Manganese Mines.

Notable for its concentration of thermal features, the terrain includes Leach Hot Springs and Kyle Hot Springs. The map reveals the infrastructure of the early aviation age through a chain of Airway Beacon locations scattered across the summits, such as near North Peak and the Osgood Mts. Local education is anchored at the Pearce Sch, while the mining economy thrives at Battle Mountain and the Copper Canyon Mine.