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1968 Map of Ventosa

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Ventosa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Ventosa sits as a lonely waypoint along the rail line in this high-desert landscape of eastern Nevada. The terrain is defined by two major geological depressions, Clover Valley and Independence Valley, which are separated by the rising elevations of Black Ridge and the prominent heights of Spruce Mtn Ridge. This 1968 field-checked environment reveals the hydrologic patterns of the Great Basin, where seasonal water features like The Slough and Little Lake dominate the valley floors.

Resource management in this arid ranching and mining country is evident in features such as Bapt Reservoir and Point Spring, which provide critical water sources at the base of the mountains. To the southeast, the geography transitions into an Alkali Flat near Spruce Point, illustrating the endorheic nature of the local drainage. This map documents a sparsely populated but geographically complex portion of Elko County during the late 1960s.