2011 Map of Tohakum Peak NE

About this map

Winnemucca Lake dominates this high-desert basin in Washoe County, appearing here in its modern state as a dry or ephemeral lakebed. The map documents a stark landscape of terminal basins and high-desert terrain, where drainage from the surrounding mountains carves deep features like Stonehouse Canyon and Nugent Canyon. These alluvial landforms demonstrate the erosional forces acting on the Nevada interior. Human presence is sparse, limited primarily to the western edge of the basin where the Schell Creek Ranch Rd runs along the mountain front. This corridor provides access to landmarks such as Needle Rock and the drainage of Groundhog Canyon. Water sources remain critical and rare in this arid environment, marked here by the solitary Goose Spring near the lake margin.