2011 Map of Elmo

About this map

The high desert landscape of Emery County centers on the town of Elmo, where a grid of rural residential streets meets an extensive network of irrigation infrastructure. This arid terrain is defined by its water management, featuring the Carbon Canal and the North Branch Cleveland Canal, which direct resources toward the community and the southern Desert Lake. The Elmo Branch Cleveland Canal serves the agricultural plots near the Elmo Cemetery, illustrating the town's reliance on these man-made waterways to sustain life on the edge of the Poison Spring Bench. To the west, the landscape rises toward Twin Peaks and the Twin Peaks Flat, cut by numerous drainage features such as Marsing Wash and Washboard Wash. The presence of the Intermountain Sprayers Airport suggests the continued importance of aerial support for local ranching or agriculture in this specific pocket of Utah.