The expansive Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this Tooele County landscape, illustrating a vast and sparse stretch of the Utah salt flats as documented in 2014. The terrain is characterized by its significant flatness and the presence of intricate township and range divisions, such as t4s r19w and t5s r18w, which define the public land survey system in this remote region. Human presence is limited to the southwest corner, where the lone Blue Lakes Rd cuts across the desert floor. This map is an essential reference for understanding the modern layout of the desert before any potential changes in land use or accessibility, providing a clear view of the survey lines that organize this seemingly trackless environment.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1972 · Ferguson Flat
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Utah Peak
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Elephant Knoll
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Wendover SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000