Ely Field Offi ce / Nevada

Ely Proposed Resource 

Management Plan/Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Map Volume November 2007 

COOPERATING AGENCIES: 

 Great Basin National Park Lincoln County 

 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Nye County 

 Nellis Air Force Base White Pine County 

 Nevada Department of Wildlife Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 

 Nevada Division of Minerals Ely Shoshone Tribe 

 Nevada Division of Transportation Moapa Band of Paiutes 

 Nevada State Historic Preservation Office Yomba Shoshone Tribe 
BLM Mission Statement 

It is the mission of the Bureau of Land Management to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity 

of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. 

BLM/EL/PL-07/09+1793 

DOI No. FES07-40 

Cover Photo: Cottonwood Canyon – Fortification Range Wilderness, Lincoln County, Nevada. Ely BLM photo. May, 2002. 
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LIST OF MAPS 

Chapter 1 

Map 1.2-1 Planning Area for the Ely RMP 

Map 1.2-2 Land Status within the Planning Area 

Map 1.2-3 Boundaries of Previous Administrative Sub-units 

Chapter 2 

Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.6-1 Elk Range 

Map 2.4.6.2 Pronghorn Range 

Map 2.4.6.3 Mule Deer Range 

Map 2.4.6-4 Bighorn Sheep Range 

Map 2.4.7-1 Desert Tortoise Habitat 

Map 2.4.7-2 Greater Sage-grouse Range and Leks 

Map 2.4.8-1 Wild Horse Herd Areas 

Map 2.4.8-2 Wild Horse Herd Management Areas Proposed RMP and Alternatives B and C 

Map 2.4.11-1 Visual Resources Management Classes Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.12-1 Lands Available for Disposal Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.12-2 Lands Available for Disposal near Baker, Ely, and McGill Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.12-3 Lands Available for Disposal near Alamo and Hiko Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.12-4 Lands Available for Disposal near Caliente, Panaca, and Pioche Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.12-5 Proposed Utility Corridors Proposed RMP and Alternative B 

Map 2.4.13-1 Areas of Moderate to High Wind Energy Potential 

Map 2.4.13-2 Areas of Moderate to High Solar Energy Potential 

Map 2.4.14-1 Off-highway Vehicle Use Designations Proposed RMP and Alternative B 

Map 2.4.14-2 Duck Creek Transportation Plan 

Map 2.4.15-1 Special Recreation Management Areas Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.15-2 Motorcycle Special Recreation Permit Areas Proposed RMP and Alternative C 

Map 2.4.16-1 Livestock Grazing Allotments 

Map 2.4.16-2 Areas Unavailable for Livestock Grazing Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.18-1 Fluid Leasable Minerals Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.18-2 Areas Closed to Solid Leasable and Locatable Minerals Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.18-3 Areas Closed to Mineral Materials Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.20-1 Fire Management Units Proposed RMP and Alternative B 

Map 2.4.22-1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Proposed RMP 

Map 2.4.22-2 Back-country Byways Proposed RMP and Alternative C 

Alternative A 

Map 2.5.8-1 Wild Horse Herd Management Areas Alternatives A and D 

Map 2.5.11-1 Visual Resources Management Classes Alternative A 

Map 2.5.12-1 Lands Available for Disposal Alternative A 

Map 2.5.12-2 Lands Available for Disposal near Baker, Ely, and McGill Alternative A 
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Alternative A (Continued)

Map 2.5.12-3 Lands Available for Disposal near Alamo and Hiko Alternative A 

Map 2.5.12-4 Lands Available for Disposal near Caliente, Panaca, and Pioche Alternative A 

Map 2.5.12-5 Proposed Utility Corridors Alternatives A and D 

Map 2.5.14-1 Off-highway Vehicle Use Designations Alternative A 

Map 2.5.16-1 Lands Unavailable for Livestock Grazing Alternatives A and C 

Map 2.5.18-1 Fluid Leasable Minerals Alternative A 

Map 2.5.18-2 Areas Closed to Solid Leasable and Locatable Minerals Alternative A 

Map 2.5.18-3 Areas Closed to Mineral Materials Alternative A 

Map 2.5.20-1 Fire Management Units Alternative A 

Map 2.5.22-1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative A 

Map 2.5.22-2 Back-country Byways Alternatives A and D 

Alternative B 

Map 2.6.11-1 Visual Resources Management Classes Alternative B 

Map 2.6.12-1 Lands Available for Disposal Alternative B 

Map 2.6.12-2 Lands Available for Disposal near Baker, Ely, and McGill Alternative B 

Map 2.6.12-3 Lands Available for Disposal near Alamo and Hiko Alternative B 

Map 2.6.12-4 Lands Available for Disposal near Caliente, Panaca, and Pioche Alternative B 

Map 2.6.12-5 Existing and Proposed Designated Utility Corridors Alternative B 

Map 2.6.15-1 Special Recreation Management Areas Alternative B 

Map 2.6.15-2 Motorcycle Special Recreation Permit Areas Alternative B 

Map 2.6.16-1 Areas Unavailable for Livestock Grazing Alternative B 

Map 2.6.18-1 Fluid Leasable Minerals Alternative B 

Map 2.6.18-2 Areas Closed to Solid Leasable and Locatable Minerals Alternative B 

Map 2.6.18-3 Areas Closed to Mineral Materials Alternative B 

Map 2.6.22-1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative B 

Map 2.6.22-2 Back-country Byways Alternative B 

Alternative C 

Map 2.7.11-1 Visual Resources Management Classes Alternative C 

Map 2.7.12-1 Lands Available for Disposal Alternative C 

Map 2.7.12-2 Lands Available for Disposal near Baker, Ely, and McGill Alternative C 

Map 2.7.12-3 Lands Available for Disposal near Alamo and Hiko Alternative C 

Map 2.7.12-4 Lands Available for Disposal in near Caliente, Panaca and Pioche Alternative C 

Map 2.7.12-5 Existing and Proposed Designated Utility Corridors Alternative C 

Map 2.7.14-1 Off-highway Vehicle Use Designations Alternative C 

Map 2.7.15-1 Special Recreation Management Areas Alternative C 

Map 2.7.18-1 Fluid Leasable Minerals Alternative C 

Map 2.7.18-2 Areas Closed to Solid Leasable and Locatable Minerals Alternative C 

 
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Alternative C (Continued)

Map 2.7.18-3 Areas Closed to Mineral Materials Alternative C 

Map 2.7.22-1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative C 

Alternative D

Map 2.8.11-1 Visual Resources Management Classes Alternative D 

Map 2.8.12-1 Lands Available for Disposal Alternative D 

Map 2.8.12-2 Lands Available for Disposal near Baker, Ely, and McGill Alternative D 

Map 2.8.12-3 Lands Available for Disposal near Alamo and Hiko Alternative D 

Map 2.8.12-4 Lands Available for Disposal near Caliente, Panaca, and Pioche Alternative D 

Map 2.8.14-1 Planning Area Transportation Map 

Map 2.8.18-1 Areas Closed to Locatable Minerals Alternative D 

Chapter 3 Narrative 

Map 3.3-1 Springs and Perennial Streams 

Map 3.4-1 Egan Basin Watershed Soil Units 

Map 3.5-1 Major Land Resource Areas 

Map 3.5-2 Major Vegetation Land Cover Types 

Map 3.5-3 Salt Desert Shrub Vegetation on BLM-administered Land 

Map 3.5-4 Sagebrush Vegetation on BLM-administered Land 

Map 3.5-5 Mountain Mahogany Vegetation on BLM-administered Land 

Map 3.5-6 Risk of Cheatgrass Displacement of Susceptible Native Vegetation 

Map 3.5-7 Pinyon-juniper Vegetation on BLM-administered Land 

Map 3.5-8 Aspen Vegetation on BLM-administered Land 

Map 3.5-9 High Elevation Conifer Vegetation on BLM-administered Land 

Map 3.7-1 Occurrence of Special Status Species 

Map 3.9-1 Recorded Historic and Prehistoric Sites 

Map 3.12-1 Land Status within the Planning Area 

Map 3.12-2 Military Operations Airspace 

Map 3.12-3 Existing Designated Utility Corridors 

Map 3.12-4 Existing Communication Sites 

Map 3.15-1 Existing Recreation Sites 

Map 3.15-2 Existing Truck Event Routes 

Map 3.18-1 Existing Oil and Gas Leases 

Map 3.19-1 Watershed Management Units 

Map 3.20-1 Current Fire Management Units 

Map 3.22-1 Existing Special Designation Areas 
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Chapter 4 Narrative 

Map 4.5-1 Sagebrush Vegetation where Brush Composition and/or Invasive Species Could be Treated 

Map 4.5-2 Sagebrush Communities where Pinyon and/or Juniper are Increasing on 

 BLM-administered Land 

Map 4.5-3 Pinyon and/or Juniper with Canopy Cover of 30% to 60% on BLM-administered Land 

Map 4.18-1 Oil and Gas Development Potential 

Map 4.18-2 Geothermal Development Potential 

Map 4.28-1 Interrelated Projects 

Appendices 

Map D-1 Existing and Proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Southeastern Planning Area 

Map D-2 Existing and Proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Southwestern 

 Planning Area 

Map D-3 Proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Central Planning Area 

Map D-4 Proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Northern Planning Area