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1987 Map of Windy Peak

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Windy Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Great Basin National Park and the Humboldt National Forest dominate this high-altitude survey of White Pine County, Nevada. The landscape is defined by steep drainage basins and alpine water sources such as Stella Lake, Teresa Lake, and Brown Lake, which sit at the base of the Blue Ridge and Bald Mountain. The topographic detail reveals a legacy of resource extraction throughout the Snake Range, with numerous prospects, a Mine Shaft, and various unnamed mines dotting the slopes of Lucky Boy Canyon and Mc Graff Canyon.

Infrastructure is sparse, consisting largely of primitive roads and trails leading to recreation sites like the Wheeler Peak Campground and Baker Creek Campground. Named water sources including Waking Spring, Willow Patch Spring, and Ohio Spring suggest the critical importance of reliable water in this arid mountain environment. The map captures the transition of the land from an active mining district into a protected federal wilderness and parkland.