Monitor Valley and Little Smoky Valley dominate this Great Basin landscape, separated by the high ground of Andesite Ridge. This remote portion of Nye County is characterized by dramatic elevation changes and dry drainage systems, such as Big Fault Wash and Hildebrand Canyon. A rare water source, Rock Spring, is located at the southern base of the ridge, suggesting its importance to local travel and livestock in an otherwise arid environment. The map details the rugged transitions between these two major valley systems and Twin Pihon Gulch, capturing the topography of the central Nevada desert as it remains largely untouched by modern development.
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1926 · Roberts Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1929 · Roberts Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Millett
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Cockalorum Wash
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Lund
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Ely
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Tonopah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Ely
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Tonopah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Millett
USGS Topo · 1:250,000