2018 Map of Stonewall Pass

About this map

Lida Valley serves as the central drainage for this high-desert landscape on the border of Nye and Esmeralda counties. The terrain is defined by the stark transition from the alluvial fans of the valley floor to the rising elevations of the Cuprite Hills in the northwest and the prominent Stonewall Pass in the southeast. Transportation and infrastructure are concentrated along the north-south highway corridor, where the Lida Junction Airport stands as a lonely landmark in the basin. The map illustrates a classic Great Basin drainage pattern, with ephemeral features like Jackson Wash cutting through the arid landscape toward the lower elevations of the valley. This 2018 survey provides a clear view of the complex topography and the sparse human footprint within these remote basin-and-range public lands.