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1968 Map of Warm Springs

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Warm Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Warm Springs serves as a central waypoint in this high-desert landscape of Nye County, situated where an Aqueduct and primary roads meet the eastern slopes of the Hot Creek Range. The 1968 topography reveals a region defined by its reliance on water and mineral extraction, featuring a density of family-named water sources like Cap Henry Spring and Clifford Spring that sustained life in the arid basins of Stone Cabin Valley and Reveille Valley.

Evidence of the area's mining history is scattered across the Kawich Range, most notably at the Bellehelen (Site) and the nearby Reveille Mill (Ruins). Several distinct mining operations are identified, including the Ajax Mine, Ben Hur Mine, and Mercer Mine. The terrain is characterized by dramatic features such as Castle Rock and Squaw Tit, while a network of jeep trails provides the only access into deep-cut drainages like Neversweat Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon.