2017 Map of Hole in the Ground

About this map

Snake Valley dominates the central portion of this 2017 survey of Millard County, showing a sparse desert landscape defined more by its historical transit routes than by permanent settlements. The map traces the path of Old 6 & 50, a reminder of the early transcontinental highway system that once bridged these remote stretches of the Great Basin. To the east, the rising topography of the Conger Range and the curious depression known as Hole in the Ground provide striking vertical contrast to the level valley floor. Water features like Baker Cr and Hendrys Cr are intermittent markers in an arid environment, where drainage patterns are often the only guides across the land. This edition preserves the modern road network, including Knoll Springs Rd, alongside the legacy of the original highways that facilitated westward expansion through this corner of Utah.