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1968 Map of Coyote Point

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Coyote Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Great Salt Lake waters meet the stark eastern shore of Spring Bay in this late 1960s topographic record. The landscape is dominated by expansive Mud Flat zones and Sand deposits that shift with the fluctuating water levels, which were recorded at an elevation of 4193 feet in November 1966. Rising abruptly from the flats, the terrain climbs toward the summit of Black Mtn, providing a dramatic vertical contrast to the shoreline.

Evidence of human attempts to utilize this arid environment appears at Coyote Point, where a Spring and the small Coyote Ponds offered a critical water source in a region of salt and silt. The presence of Well 4239 further inland suggests the ongoing search for resources during this era. This survey, compiled from U.S. Naval Reserve soundings and aerial photography, documents the interface between the lake's edge and the Box Elder County highlands before modern environmental changes.