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1961 Map of Topopah Spring

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Topopah Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Nevada Test Site dominates this 1961 survey, a landscape defined by its intersection with the Atomic Energy Commission's Cold War operations in Nye County. The terrain is marked by significant topographical elevations, including Shoshone Mtn and Shoshone Peak, which towers over the eastern edge of the quadrangle. Geologic exploration and extraction are evident near the Calico Hills at the southern border, where several Mines and a Prospect are located along an unnamed trail.

Ephemeral water sources such as Topopah Spring and various unnamed Springs and seeps provide the only breaks in the arid canyons, including the deep cuts of Fortymile Canyon and Delirium Canyon. Access across this restricted high-desert environment is limited to primitive routes like the Tippipah Spring Road and various jeep trails, reflecting the area's isolation and strategic importance during the mid-century era of nuclear testing.