
Stewart Valley is defined by a sparse desert landscape where state and county boundaries intersect the high desert of the California-Nevada border. The map illustrates the geographical transition between the Resting Spring Range and the Nopah Range, with a prominent Dry Lake serving as a central catchment. A significant historical marker, the Von Schmidt Line (1873), cuts diagonally across the terrain, representing an early and contested survey of the state boundary. Resource extraction is evident in the southern and eastern reaches, marked by the Shaw Mine and localized operations like a Gravel Pit and Prospect. Movement through this arid corridor relies on the Ash Meadows Road, which connects the rugged mountain slopes to the valley floor during the early 1980s.
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1908 · Furnace Creek
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1910 · Furnace Creek
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1940 · Eagle Tank
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Death Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Eagle Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Ash Meadows
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Death Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Death Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Death Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Death Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000