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2014 Map of Wheeler Peak

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Wheeler Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Wheeler Peak and the high ridges of the Snake Range dominate this 2014 survey of White Pine County. The landscape is a complex overlap of protected lands, spanning the boundary between Great Basin National Park and Humboldt National Forest. High-altitude glacial features are prominent, with Baker Lake, Treasure Lake, and Johnson Lake situated in deep cirques beneath peaks exceeding 11,000 and 12,000 feet, including Jeff Davis Peak and Pyramid Peak.

Evidence of human industrial history persists in the north at Hub Mine Basin, where the topography shows the intersection of mineral extraction and the headwaters of Spring Cr. Drainage patterns are sharply defined by narrow corridors like Williams Canyon and Lincoln Canyon, while Highland Ridge forms a massive spine in the southern portion of the quadrangle. The map details a network of alpine springs and creeks, such as Big Wash Spring and North Fork Baker Creek, that sustain this high-desert environment.