Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this 2020 topographic map of the Tooele County interior. This specific portion of the basin reflects a landscape defined by extreme flatness and the presence of seasonal wetlands in the southwestern corner. The survey illustrates the stark geometry of the Public Land Survey System, with township and section lines superimposed over the nearly featureless playa. While modern mapping technology through the U.S. Geological Survey provides precise elevation data, the lack of named roads or structures emphasizes the enduring isolation of this salt flat environment, which remains one of the most distinctive and desolate terrains in the Great Basin region.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Elko
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1972 · Ferguson Flat
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Wendover
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Wendover SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Elephant Knoll NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000