Wells Station sits in a high-elevation landscape of Nye County, dominated by the prominent peaks of the Horse Range and the high point at Wells Station Summit. This 2018 survey reveals a terrain shaped by intermittent water sources and the stark topography of the Great Basin, where livestock or travelers would have relied on scattered locations like Albert Spring and Upper Perish Spring. The drainage patterns are clearly defined by features such as The Big Wash, which cuts through the western section of the quadrangle. The map details the Township and Range grid system, including t8n r59e and t9n r59e, providing a precise look at land divisions in this sparsely settled portion of Nevada.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1956 · Lund
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Lund
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Currant
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1964 · Forest Home
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1969 · Sunnyside NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Moorman Spring NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Moorman Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1980 · Duckwater
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1988 · Quinn Canyon Range
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1990 · Wells Station
USGS Topo · 1:24,000