The Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this vast stretch of the Bonneville Basin, where the stark, level expanse of the prehistoric lakebed creates a landscape of absolute minimalist topography. Located in Tooele County, the area is defined primarily by its public land survey system divisions, including t5s r15w, t5s r14w, t6s r15w, and t6s r14w. The subtle 4250-foot contour lines reveal the extreme flatness of this environment, which historically served as a formidable barrier to westward travel and today remains a preserved segment of the arid interior West. This mapping captures the precise boundaries and section lines of the desert floor, providing a technical layout of a region where few permanent landmarks exist to guide the eye.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Wildcat Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Granite Peak
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Wildcat Mtn SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Wildcat Mountain SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Wildcat Mountain NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Gold Hill 1 SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Gold Hill 1 NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Granite Peak NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000