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2020 Map of Knolls SE

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Knolls SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this Tooele County expanse, revealing the stark topography of the Utah interior during the early 21st century. The map is defined by its vast, low-lying salt flats and occasional isolated peaks, most notably Kittycat Mtn in the southwestern quadrant. This landform serves as a critical navigational landmark in an otherwise featureless environment.

Produced by the U.S. Geological Survey using 2016 aerial imagery, the sheet captures the remote character of this region. The lack of roads or settlements underscores the primitive nature of the terrain, where contour lines delineate subtle changes in elevation across the desert floor. This record is essential for understanding the desolate geography of the Great Basin as it remained at the time of this 2020 survey.