1968 Map of Deardens Knoll

About this map

Hill Air Force Range dominates this late-1960s orthophotomap, showing the stark intersection of military operations and the desert landscape on the western edge of the Great Salt Lake. This specialized survey utilizes an orthophotomosaic base, providing a photographic record of the terrain alongside traditional topographic contours. The landscape transitions from the jagged peaks of the Lakeside Mountains in the west to the expansive, level surface of the Mud Flat that reaches toward the shoreline. Distinct topographic features such as Deardens Knoll and Richins Knoll provide relief within the military reservation, which is defined by a clear Military Reservation Boundary. The map also captures the administrative division where Box Elder Co and Tooele Co meet, a boundary that cuts through the salt flats in an area primarily accessed by unimproved dirt roads.