The Great Salt Lake Desert dominates the western expanse of this high-desert landscape, where the vast alkali flats meet the sloping terrain of the Ripple Valley. The small settlement of Aragonite sits near the northeastern edge of the sheet, while Clive is positioned along the western margin. This 2014 survey documents a region defined by its industrial and transit corridors, including the Aragonite Loop Rd and Clive Complex Rd, which serve specialized facilities in this isolated section of Tooele County. Further south, the landscape transitions into the foothills of the Cedar Mountains, accessed by rugged tracks like Deseret Well Rd and Cedar Mountain Rd. The intersection of township and range lines across the desert floor underscores the rigid grid overlaying this sparse environment, once a critical waypoint for historical overland travel across the salt flats.
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1885 · Tooele Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Ripple Valley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Low
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Quincy Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Aragonite NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Grayback Hills
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Hastings Pass
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Aragonite SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000