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1985 Map of Wadsworth

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Wadsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The town of Wadsworth sits as a critical crossroads in the high desert, where the Southern Pacific railroad meets the Truckee River. This mid-1980s survey captures the community’s infrastructure, including a Trailer Park, local Cems, and a Gaging Station monitoring the river's flow. Much of the landscape is defined by the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Boundary, which encloses several canyons and the river's path through the northern terrain.

The surrounding geography is dominated by the stark transition from the Pah Rah Range in the west to the arid expanse of the Fortymile Desert in the east. Notable landmarks like the Fish Hatchery and Historical Mon TRR 7 provide markers of land management and transportation history. Between the jagged heights of Black Mountain and the alluvial expanse of Dodge Flat, the map reveals a network of canyons including Gardella Canyon and Windmill Canyon that drain toward the river valley.