2015 Map of Black Rock Flat East

About this map

Alkali Basin and the wide expanse of Black Rock Flat characterize this high-desert landscape in Sweetwater County. The terrain is defined by subtle elevation shifts and seasonal drainage systems, including the headwaters of Black Rock Cr which cuts through the southern townships. Human presence is sparse, marked primarily by the lonely transit of Bar X Rd as it winds through the northeastern sections. This map documents a quiet corner of the Red Desert, where the primary geographical interests are the natural depressions and gulches like Twelvemile Gulch. The grid of the Public Land Survey System provides the only formal structure across this open range, dividing the territory into townships such as t23n r99w and t22n r98w.