1988 Map of White Blotch Springs

About this map

White Blotch Springs and the surrounding high-desert terrain of the Nellis Air Force Range dominate this late-twentieth-century landscape. The map provides a look at the intersection of federal military lands and the traditional mining history of the Great Basin, evidenced by a Mine Shaft located west of the central mountain mass. Highlighting the stark geography of the Sand Spring Valley, the sheet captures a rugged expanse defined by Chalk Mountain and a strictly regulated Restricted Access Area. This 1980s documentation illustrates the modern administrative boundaries of the Nye and Lincoln County line as it cuts through the desert, showing how isolated geographic features like 4wd tracks served as the primary transit routes in this remote portion of Nevada.