Geology

Knolls Dunes

Tooele County, UT

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Gypsum sand dunes and mud-flat terrain on the eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert at Knolls — the BLM Knolls OHV Special Recreation Management Area (~36,000 acres of dunes, hills, and playa). Dune sand forms as gypsum crystals from the moist salt-flat surface are reworked by wind — a west-desert geology destination distinct from Bonneville Salt Flats and Little Sahara.

Field facts

RegionTooele County, UT
Coordinates40.5886, -113.3067
CountyTooele
ManagerBLM (Knolls OHV SRMA)
Acreage~36,000 acres SRMA
MaterialGypsum dune sand / mud flats
FeeDay-use pass (Recreation.gov / BLM)

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