1968 Map of Wine Cup Ranch SE

About this map

Windermere Hills dominate the western landscape of this Elko County interior in the late 1960s, giving way to the broad alluvial passage of Toano Draw. This arid high-desert terrain is defined by its water and industrial infrastructure, where intermittent drainages like Medicine Creek and Deadman Creek carve through the basin floor. The human footprint is sparse but functional, centered on remote water sources such as Toano Well No 1 and Toano Well No 2, and a solitary Oil Well in the northern reaches. Surveyed in 1967 and 1968, the map illustrates the utilitarian nature of the Great Basin during this era, marked by numerous Borrow Pits and a winding Jeep Trail that provided the primary access through the desert. These features suggest a landscape managed for ranching and resource extraction, where every named well and drainage served as a critical landmark for navigation and survival.