2014 Map of Floating Island NE

About this map

Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this Tooele County landscape, where the flat, expansive terrain of the basin is interrupted only by singular geographical markers. The western edge of the sheet is defined by the elevation of Floating Island, a distinct landform rising from the salt flats that provides a rare vertical reference point in this arid environment. A single established route, Floating Island Rd, skirts the base of this feature, tracing the boundary between the desert floor and the raised topography. To the south, the Newfoundland Evaporation Basin indicates the industrial or natural hydrological processes common to this region of Utah. This survey captures a moment in the modern management of the desert, emphasizing the isolation of these landmarks within the vastness of the Great Salt Lake Basin.