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2014 Map of Toulon Peak

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Toulon Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Toulon Peak and the high ridges of the Trinity Range dominate the western portion of this Pershing County landscape, where the high desert meets the terminal basin of the Humboldt River. In the valley below, the map documents a complex hydrological system including Toulon Lake, the expansive Humboldt Sink, and Humboldt Lake. These features represent the end of one of the Great Basin’s most significant internal drainage systems, where water periodically collects and evaporates in the desert floor.

Transport and settlement patterns are dictated by this topography, with the small community of Toulon situated along the corridor between the mountains and the sinks. The inclusion of Wild Ass Rd and Toulon Spring provides specific points of interest for those tracking local access routes and historic water sources in this arid environment, while the grid of the Public Land Survey System defines the cadastral boundaries across the basin.