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1956 Map of Tonopah

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Tonopah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Tonopah serves as the focal point for this expansive section of the Nevada high desert, situated at the intersection of U S 95 and U S 6. The map reveals a landscape defined by industrial extraction and high-altitude basins, where mining activity is concentrated in the San Antonio Mountains and the Toiyabe Range. Significant mining operations and heritage sites are evident, including the Silver Peak Mill Site, Gold Hill Mill, and the Diamond King Mine.

Remote outposts like Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Belmont are connected by a network of state routes including Nev 8a and Nev 82, crossing vast depressions like Big Smoky Valley and Ralston Valley. The presence of an Air Force Station and several radio towers suggests the mid-century's increasing technological and military footprint in the Great Basin. To the west, the Columbus Salt Marsh and an abandoned grade near Coaldale point to the cyclical nature of the region's transport and salt-harvesting history.