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1967 Map of Steamboat

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Steamboat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The eastern margins of Truckee Meadows meet the rising slopes of the Virginia Range in this late 1960s topographic study. The landscape is defined by its transition from the irrigated agricultural and wetland features of Boynton Slough and Steamboat Creek to the mineral-rich highlands. Geologists and local historians will find numerous industrial indicators, including the Castle Peak Mine, Washington Hill Prospect, and various quarries, alongside the Steamboat Springs Gaging Sta which monitors the area's hydrothermal activity.

Evidence of early Nevada settlement and rural infrastructure is preserved through several historic markers. The map identifies the locations of Washington (Site) and Lousetown (Site), providing a spatial context for these former communities. Further inland, the Brown-Washoe Sch No 3 and a network of jeep trails through the Huffaker Hills suggest the area's development patterns prior to the suburban expansion of the Reno-Sparks region.