1988 Map of Wild Horse Ranch

About this map

Wild Horse Ranch serves as a lone point of habitation amidst the remote high-desert terrain of central Nye County during the late 1980s. This land is defined by its administrative boundaries and topography, specifically where the Wild Horse Nevada Management Area meets the northern reaches of the Nellis Air Force Range. To the east, the Kawich Range rises sharply, drained by the Wild Horse Draw, while the southwestern portion of the sheet is marked by a significant geomorphic Depression. Infrastructure here is primarily focused on military and utility operations, evidenced by several numbered sites like Site 54 and Site 52, a network of transmission lines, and various communication towers including Tower 110 Ft. Movement through this landscape is dictated by the Trailer Pass Road, which crosses the southern territory through Trailer Pass.