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1981 Map of Squaw Valley

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Squaw Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Squaw Valley unfolds as a landscape of remote ranching and mining activity in northern Washoe County. The map documents the livestock and water infrastructure essential to this arid region, including the Squaw Valley Reservoir, the Diversion Dam, and an Aqueduct. Former operations are noted at the Squaw Valley Ranch (Site), while the Fish Ranch appears further downstream along Squaw Creek. This 1981 edition, based on 1970s photography, illustrates how natural springs like Antelope Spring and Big Sawmill Spring dictated the placement of early settlements and seasonal camps.

Mineral interests are prominent on the eastern slopes of the valley, where the Mtn View Mine and Silver Bell Mine are located alongside a Prospect and a Quarry. These sites, tucked into the hills near Crutcher Canyon, reflect the persistent search for resources in Nevada's high desert. Rugged topographic features like Poodle Mountain and Big Sawmill Basin dominate the western portion of the sheet, connected only by a network of intermittent streams and primitive tracks.