2017 Map of Brown Knoll

About this map

The Wah Wah Valley basin dominates this portion of Millard County, characterized by its expansive internal drainage and arid topography. Central to the landscape is the Wah Wah Valley Hardpan, a dry lake bed or playa that serves as the terminal point for local runoff. Human efforts to manage the scarce water in this desert environment are evident through features like the Hardpan Reservoir and Nielson Pond. The terrain rises to the west with the elevations of Brown Knoll and the Black Hills, while Steamboat Pass Rd provides the primary transit route through this remote section of the Great Basin. This survey records the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first-century state of a region where ranching infrastructure and natural geology define the land use patterns.