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2018 Map of Sweetwater Creek

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sweetwater Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape along the Nevada and California border. The survey highlights a rugged topography where the Sweetwater Mountains meet the high desert flats. To the north, Sweetwater Flat and Wedertz Flat provide relatively level ground amidst a network of steep drainages, including Sweetwater Canyon and Quaking Asp Canyon.

Historically significant routes such as the Silverado Trail suggest the area's mining and transit legacy, cutting through the mountains toward Silverado Canyon. Water is a critical defining feature of this arid environment, marked by the course of the Walker River as it passes near Devils Gate, and various vital water sources like Long Doctor Spring and Clinton Spring. The eastern edge of the map is defined by the steep descent of Masonic Gulch, leading toward the tri-county junction of Lyon, Mineral, and Mono counties.