2020 Map of North of Gold Hill Wash

About this map

Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this Tooele County landscape, presenting a stark expanse of salt flats and minimal topographic relief. The 2020 U.S. Geological Survey data shows a terrain defined by subtle contour intervals, where elevations shift by only ten feet across vast sections of the desert floor. This specific quadrant, located North of Gold Hill Wash, is almost entirely devoid of human-made infrastructure or named settlements, reflecting the extreme environmental conditions of the region. The map preserves the formal Public Land Survey System grid, dividing this section of the West into precisely measured townships and ranges that overlay the otherwise featureless playa. It serves as a modern record of one of the most desolate regions in Utah, useful for understanding the scale of the desert environment and the persisting grid system of the American West.