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1969 Map of Lakeside

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Lakeside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Southern Pacific (Lucin Cutoff) bisects the shimmering expanse of the Great Salt Lake on this 1969 orthophotomap, connecting the western shore at Lakeside to the distant point at Tresend. This unique hybrid map uses aerial imagery to reveal the stark contrast between the industrial presence of the railroad and the desolate Mud Flat of the surrounding terrain. To the south, the Hill Air Force Range dominates the land, where the Lakeside Mountains and Death Mountains rise sharply above Sedal Valley.

Detailed survey work shows the localized infrastructure of the era, including a Trailer Park near the shoreline and a Radio facility positioned above the tracks. The landscape is marked by extraction and exploration, with a Quarry, Borrow Pit, and Drill Hole scattered among named ridges like Scad Ridge and Cave Ridge. Narrow passages such as Gillespie Pass and Fixit Pass provide the only transit points through the steep, arid peaks of the range.