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1967 Map of Twin Buttes

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Twin Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Marys River winds through this high Elko County basin, defining a landscape shaped by hydrology and ranching during the late 1960s. The prominent landform of Twin Buttes rises as a central landmark above the drainage systems of Pole Creek and Allen Creek. At the foot of these slopes, Cross Ranch stands near a Water Tank, representing the localized agricultural activity of the era.

Thermal activity is evident with multiple instances of Hot Spring appearing along the eastern corridor. The map also records the infrastructure of water management in an arid environment, from the Salt Block Well in the southwest to a Well located near Gopher Creek. This survey provides a precise record of these water sources and ranch boundaries before modern developments altered the rural character of northern Nevada.