2017 Map of Knolls SE

About this map

The Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this Tooele County landscape, where the vast alkali flats of northwestern Utah meet isolated high ground. The most prominent relief on the sheet is Kittycat Mtn in the southwest corner, rising sharply from the surrounding desert floor with tight contouring that defines its steep slopes. This region is primarily defined by its public land survey system divisions, including t3s r13w, which help orient researchers in a territory nearly devoid of permanent human infrastructure. The sparse environment is characteristic of the West Desert, where topographical changes are subtle across the basin floor, save for these occasional rocky outcrops and mountains that served as landmarks for those traversing the salt crust.