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2023 Map of Floating Island

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Floating Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Great Salt Lake Desert dominates the landscape of this Tooele County region, where the stark topography of the Silver Island Mountains rises abruptly from the surrounding basin. This landform, specifically the prominent ridge of Silver Island, is punctuated by Cobb Peak, providing significant vertical relief in a terrain otherwise characterized by the vast flats of the desert. The presence of Silver Island Canyon and the winding track of Silver Island Canyon Rd indicate the limited corridors for traversing this arid environment.

Further east, the namesake Floating Island stands isolated, encircled by the flat expanses of the desert floor. This distinctive geographic feature is accessible via the unpaved Floating Island Rd, which skirts the southern edge of the mountains before striking out across the basin. The arrangement of these landmarks demonstrates the isolated nature of these desert peaks, serving as critical navigation points for those crossing the western Utah wastes in the twenty-first century.