1956 Map of Bristol Lake

About this map

Bristol Lake dominates the northwestern corner of this mid-century survey, defined by its extensive Salt Evaporators and an industrial landscape of scattered prospects. The arid basin sits at the center of a rugged topographical convergence where the Calumet Mountains rise to the east and the Bullion Mts and Sheep Hole Mts frame the south and west. This 1950s record captures the region during a period of significant military and industrial utility, evidenced by the large Marine Corps Training Center boundary cutting through the western mountains.