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1986 Map of Telegraph Canyon

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Telegraph Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Sulphur Spring Range dominates this mid-1980s landscape, a rugged spine of central Nevada terrain that divides the western gulches from the broad expanse of Diamond Valley to the east. The map captures a high-desert environment where water sources like Josephine Spring, Tunnel Spring, and Corral Simpson Spring dictate the patterns of human activity and livestock management. This is evidenced by the presence of the Flynn Ranch and several stock tanks positioned near the valley floor.

Mining history is etched into the mountain slopes, particularly at the Old Whalen Mine and numerous prospects scattered across the ridges near Telegraph Canyon. The transition from the steep elevation of Bald Mountain to the low-lying Alkali Flat illustrates the drainage patterns characteristic of this basin-and-range geography. For the local historian or researcher, the map preserves the exact locations of these remote water improvements and mining claims during a period of modern geologic survey.