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2011 Map of East Promontory

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of East Promontory
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Great Salt Lake and the marshy expanse of Bear River Bay dominate the eastern half of this landscape, where the waters meet the foot of the Promontory Mountains. The settlement of East Promontory sits near the head of Messix Canyon, serving as a focal point for the surrounding network of desert springs. This area’s survival and utility are defined by these scattered water sources, such as Sweetwater Spring, Mountain Springs, and Chokecherry Spring, which emerge along the mountain slopes and within the draws of Chokecherry Canyon and Miller Canyon.

Transportation is limited to a few arterial routes like S East Promontory Rd and W Bear R Access Rd, which navigate the terrain between the peaks and the shoreline. The topography transitions from the steep ridges of Boothe Valley Hill down into the flatlands of Boothe Valley, eventually reaching the rocky outcropping of Black Rocky Point at the water's edge. This map documents a sparsely populated but geographically vital corridor of the Great Basin.