The Silver Island Mountains dominate the western edge of this Tooele County landscape, where the land meets the expansive flats of the Great Salt Lake Desert. This 2011 survey captures the stark transition from the elevated terrain of Crater Island to the low-lying Newfoundland Evaporation Basin to the east. The presence of the basin and the intermittent drainage of Miry Wash reflect the hydrological engineering and natural salt-flat environment of northwestern Utah. This map serves as a primary record of the physical geography of the desert, illustrating how the sharp contours of the mountain ranges disappear into the level, expansive salt beds that define the region's industrial and geological character.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Brigham City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Brigham City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Brigham City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Lemay Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Crater Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Graham Peak
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Floating Island NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Floating Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000