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2010 Map of Grayback Hills

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Grayback Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Grayback Hills define the arid, open landscape of this Tooele County region as documented in 2010. This desert terrain is characterized by long, distinct topographical features like Thumb Ridge and Pinky Ridge, which stretch across the central portion of the map. To the east, the broad expanse of Ripple Valley suggests a typical Great Basin drainage pattern, where sparse vegetation and seasonal runoff shape the earth.

The western edge of the quadrangle is dominated by the vast, flat salt beds of the Great Salt Lake Desert. The contrast between these level, white reaches and the elevated ridges of the Grayback Hills illustrates the basin-and-range geography of northern Utah. While largely uninhabited, the area is crossed by primitive roads and 4WD tracks that provide access through the valley and along the base of the ridges.