2014 Map of Smelter Knolls West

About this map

Smelter Knolls and the Chalk Knolls rise from this Millard County landscape, defining a region characterized by isolated volcanic features and high-desert drainage basins. The arid terrain is bounded by the Detroit Mountains to the northwest and the Little Drum Mountains to the southwest, creating a corridor where water management is critical, as evidenced by the Greener Reservoir and Smelter Knolls Reservoir. Modern infrastructure is represented by the Energy Corridor Rd, which cuts across the basin, contrasting with older tracks like Mickey Mouse Well Rd and Old Topaz Mountain Rd. The map reveals a transition between these weathered mountain ranges and the flat, alkaline basins, illustrating the remote and specialized land use patterns of the Great Basin during the early twenty-first century.