2018 Map of Miners Canyon

About this map

The Pilot Range dominates this landscape along the Nevada and Utah border, where the steep slopes of Miners Canyon and Willow Canyon descend toward the basin. This transition from high peaks to the Pilot Creek Valley reveals a hydrologic pattern essential for the arid environment, marked by isolated water sources such as Miners Spring, Salt Spring, and Little Salt Spring. The eastern portion of the survey opens into the flat, expansive floor of the Great Salt Lake Desert, where landmarks like Halls Meadow and the seasonal flow of Pilot Cr provided critical navigation points. The presence of Aqueduct Rd trace the modern infrastructure developed to manage water across these desert reaches, while the unique geological formation at Window Rock stands as a distinct waypoint for those tracing historical travel routes through the high desert.