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1925 Map of Gold Hill

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Gold Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Mining operations and remote ranching outposts define this high-desert landscape in Tooele County during the mid-1920s. Gold Hill serves as the primary hub of activity, surrounded by a dense cluster of claims including the Silver Hill Mine, Alvarado Mine, and several numbered U.S. Land Monument sites. The map documents the industrial footprint of the era, from the tunnels of the Midas Mine to the settlement at Clifton.

Transportation through this arid basin follows established routes like the Overland Trail, which skirts the eastern edge of the Dutch Mtn and Ochre Mtn ranges. To the west, the terrain rises into the Deep Creek Mountains, where isolated homesteads like Erickson Ranch and Sheridan Ranch sit near vital water sources like Chadman Spring and the Artesian Well. The proximity to the Great Salt Lake Desert underscores the importance of these springs and the Pony Express Canyon pass for regional travel.