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2021 Map of Worthington Peak SW

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Worthington Peak SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Sand Spring Valley dominates this high-desert portion of Lincoln County, characterized by its arid expanse and isolated water sources. The landscape is punctuated by ephemeral and perennial water features that were vital for survival in this dry environment, including Rose Spring in the north and the descriptively named Stinking Spring to the southeast. At the heart of the terrain lies Hecker Dry Lake, a prominent playa that serves as a focal point for the surrounding alluvial drainage patterns.

Evidence of human water management is visible at Apple Reservoir in the southern reaches, where a 4WD road provides access to this remote basin. The grid of the Public Land Survey System, including t1s r56e and t2s r56e, outlines the vast, sparsely populated sections of the valley. For those tracing the movement of people and livestock through the Great Basin, these named springs like Shadow Spring represent the critical stops on the historical routes through this terrain.