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2021 Map of Spirit Mountain NW

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Spirit Mountain NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Lake Mohave dominates the central corridor of this survey, where the Colorado River basin forms the boundary between the Mojave Desert in Nevada and Arizona. The landscape is defined by the extensive shoreline of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, characterized by dozens of small inlets and named features such as Cottonwood Cove, Tequila Cove, and Windmill Cove. These protected waters and the surrounding desert terrain show a complex topography of washes and peaks, including the prominent Black Mtn to the northwest.

Access to the waterfront is provided by remote routes like Cottonwood Cove Rd and Six Mile Cove Rd, which cut through the arid Cottonwood Valley. The map details a transition from the upland desert floors toward the reservoir, with features like Nellis Wash draining toward the lake. The presence of specialized names like Airport Cove and Hog Farm Cove suggests the specific recreational and historical uses of this stretch of the river basin.