2018 Map of Tohakum Peak SE

About this map

The high-desert terrain of Washoe Co and Pershing Co is defined by the sharp transition between the playa floor and the rising slopes of the Nightingale Mountains. This 2018 survey documents a landscape of extreme verticality, where the drainage of Sevenmile Canyon cuts through the steep western face of the range. The boundary between the two counties runs vertically through the center of the sheet, dividing the more level valley floor to the west from the complex topographic relief to the east. Transportation through this arid corridor is anchored by Highway 447, which skirts the western edge of the mountains, following the natural path of the valley. The map details the Public Land Survey System grid across four townships, illustrating how these administrative lines intersect with the physical reality of the Nevada desert.