1961 Map of Topopah Spring NW

About this map

Yucca Mountain dominates this 1961 landscape in Nye County, a region defined by restricted military and scientific operations during the Cold War. Produced in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission, the map details the convergence of the Nellis Air Force Range and the Nevada Test Site, areas that remained tightly controlled for nuclear research and defense testing. The arid topography is marked by a complex network of canyons and drainage systems, most notably Forty Mile Canyon and the broad Forty Mile Wash. Numerous triangulation stations, such as VABM Yucca 6703 and VABM Leo 6195, are meticulously plotted across the high ridges. Despite the desolate character of the terrain, a solitary Spring and various Jeep Trails suggest the intermittent human presence required for monitoring and surveying these high-security desert reaches, while the Galico Hills rise in the southeast corner.