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1962 Map of Tonopah

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Tonopah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Tonopah serves as the focal point of this high-desert survey, where the mining legacy of the central Nevada ranges is clearly visible. The landscape is defined by massive north-south depressions like Big Smoky Valley and Ralston Valley, separated by the heights of the Toiyabe Range and Monitor Range. Local history is preserved in the location of numerous mining sites and fading settlements, including Belmont and Gilbert, which were once thriving hubs of silver and tungsten extraction.

Evidence of the region's industrial transitions appears in the dismantled railroad lines and active resource extraction sites such as the Silver Queen Mine and the Victory Tungsten Mine. Beyond the towns, the map reveals a stark geography of endorheic basins, from the Columbus Salt Marsh to the volcanic features of Lunar Crater, documenting a remote territory where the Grand Army Highway provided the primary link between isolated ranches and working mines.