2015 Map of Yellow Hills West

About this map

High Rock Canyon and its associated drainage, High Rock Cr, dominate this high-desert landscape in northern Washoe County. This topographic survey captures the intricate canyon networks and varied terrain of the northwestern Great Basin, where seasonal watercourses like Wall Canyon Cr and Cottonwood Cr carve deep through the plateau. The map highlights the significant elevation shifts between the Yellow Hills and the Little High Rock Mountains, providing a detailed view of the natural corridors used by early travelers and surveyors through this region. Named landforms such as Hanging Rock Canyon and Grassy Canyon provide orientation points in a territory defined more by its geology than by human settlement. The inclusion of Section, Township, and Range lines, such as t41n r22e and t40n r23e, allows for precise location of land claims and historic survey points across the basins and draws.