Ferguson Desert

Picture looking down the valley (southeast) from the salt flat

The Ferguson Desert is a small valley in the Hamlin-Snake Watershed of west-central Utah,^[1] southeast of the to the northwest, and is bound by the Burbank Hills to the west, the , Pine Valley, and Wah Wah Valley to the south, and the House Range to the north and east; Antelope Valley from the southwest is the southeast border of the Burbank Hills. It is named after James (Jim) Ferguson of Ibapah, Utah.^[2] He established a large ranch in the area. The term desert comes from the large hardpan (salt flat) that covers the area.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferguson Desert
^ Van Cott, J. W., 1990, Utah Place Names, ISBN 0-87480-345-4

External links[]

Media related to Ferguson Desert at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 38°58′14″N 113°43′56″W / 38.97056°N 113.73222°W / 38.97056; -113.73222

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferguson Desert

[2] Van Cott, J. W., 1990, Utah Place Names, ISBN 0-87480-345-4

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