Knolls, Utah
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dugway-Wendover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84029. The Survey maps it on the Knolls quadrangle. It stands 4,229 feet above sea level.
On record in Knolls
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouselisted 1980
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Lincoln Highway, Wendover Cutoff, Great Salt Lake Desert, Knollsfederal building survey, 5 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Knolls quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Bonneville Salt Flats quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Knolls between 2008 and 2019, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | KNOLLS |
| 25 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LAKE VIEW |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | KNOLLS |
| 17 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northwest Area | CLEAN |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Knolls: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knolls Gypsite Dunes | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Gypsum | |
| Ut. Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 23105 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept Hwys Gravel Pits 23104 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept Hwys Grav Pits 23104 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knolls in 25 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | $12,000 | A semi roll over was reported on I-80 near MP 33, with the cause overwhelmingly suspected to be strong winds. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 72 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 67 mph at 1:40 pm MST, followed by a subsequent peak wind gust of 74 mph at 1:50 pm MST. These wind gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded an initial peak gust of 75 mph at 5:30 pm MST, and a subsequent strong gust of 62 mph at 5:50 pm MST. These gusts were a result of outflow winds associated with a cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 73 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area, which formed after the passage of the squall line earlier in the evening. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The I-80 at MP 40 Knolls automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Utah Department of Transportation I-80 @ mp 40 (Knolls) mesonet station measured strong wind gusts over the span of around 10 minutes as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow winds. An initial gust of 58 mph was measured at 3:20 pm MST, with a peak gust of 70 mph measured 3:30 pm MST. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | A thunderstorm and associated outflow produced a wind gust of 61 mph at the I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet sation. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Diddle Knoll sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 69 mph. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Diddle Knoll sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 62 mph. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the Diddle Knoll sensor. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Diddle Knoll sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Diddle Knoll sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Diddle Knoll sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | The Diddle Knoll sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | Dugway I-80 Sensor |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | Measured by Knolls Mesonet |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | Dry Microburst |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knolls | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Knolls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15238674 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437607. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



