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1991 Map of Crater Island East

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Crater Island East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Silver Island Mountains dominate this western Utah landscape, providing a stark vertical contrast to the expansive Newfoundland Evaporation Basin to the east. Compiled from aerial photography and field checks in the late 1980s and early 1990s, this document captures the desolate character of the region where Crater Island rises above the surrounding Mud.

Resource extraction and backcountry navigation define the activity here, with several labeled Mine and Prospects sites located along the steep slopes. A designated Pack Trail and numerous 4wd routes provide the only access through the terrain, winding past drainage features like Miry Wash. The boundary between Box Elder Co and Tooele Co cuts across the southern portion of the sheet, marking the intersection of these two remote desert counties.