The Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this landscape, showing the stark and specialized terrain of Tooele County. This arid environment is marked by shifting topography, most notably the Knolls Dunes which punctuate the flats. To the south, the elevation rises sharply at Kittycat Mtn, a prominent landform that provides a clear navigational point against the surrounding desert floor. The map highlights the vast, open character of this region, where traditional settlements are absent in favor of natural features and surveying boundaries. Researchers interested in the topography of the eastern Great Basin will find the precise contour intervals and landform labeling of this 2014 survey essential for understanding the area's physical geography.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Wildcat Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Wig Mtn NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Knolls SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Wildcat Mountain NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Knolls
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Aragonite NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Barro
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Knolls SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000