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1987 Map of Wildhorse Pass

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Wildhorse Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Lower Valley agriculture and the mountain mining prospects of the West Humboldt Range define this 1980s landscape at the border of Pershing and Churchill counties. Water management dominates the western flats, where the Humboldt River is supported by an intricate system of irrigation including the Big Five Canal, Seventeen Mile Ditch, and Army Derby Drain. These features reflect the long-standing effort to harness the river for valley farming.

Evidence of the region's pioneering history is found in the path of the Emigrant Trail, which traces the edge of the valley near the mountain foothills. To the east, the terrain rises sharply toward Wildhorse Pass, revealing a landscape of extractive industry. Numerous extraction sites like Long Mine, various Adits, and scattered Prospects suggest a period of intense geological exploration and mining activity in the high country.