2014 Map of Spruce Well

About this map

Spruce Well serves as a lone landmark in this high-altitude basin of Elko County, documenting the landscape of northeastern Nevada in the early 21st century. The terrain is defined by the transition from the floor of Clover Valley into the sloping foothills, a region where water sources like Laurel Run dictate the historical movement of people and livestock. A network of primitive roads, including Sprucemountain Rd and Old Sprucemont Rd, crisscrosses the township lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how modern administrative access via Bureau of Land Management routes like BLM Road 1528 overlays older, traditional mountain paths. This 2014 survey captures the persistence of remote ranching and grazing infrastructure in a region characterized by wide-open drainage patterns and significant elevation changes.