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1967 Map of Lemay Island

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Lemay Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Lemay Island rises distinctly above the surrounding desert floor in this 1967 survey of the Great Salt Lake Desert region. The landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Grouse Creek, which flows southward from the Pigeon Mountains before disappearing into the Grouse Creek Sinks. This hydrologic feature illustrates the terminal nature of the basin, where seasonal waters eventually reach the expansive Alkali or Mud flats to the south.

Evidence of early desert travel is visible through a simple Jeep Trail that skirts the northern terrain. To the southeast, the foothills of the Silver Island Mts and Crater Island emerge, providing vertical relief against the low-lying Miry Wash. The map documents a sparsely inhabited area of western Utah during the late 1960s, preserving the exact network of fence lines and topographic contours that characterize this isolated high-desert environment.