Desert, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Geology Books Spanning the eastern reaches of

Spanning the eastern reaches of the Uinta range

With various scales that provide both a bird's-eye view and close-up details

and fault geometry which can be used to characterize potential seismic sources and evaluate the long-term earthquake hazard presented by Utah's Quaternary faults

and learn when various wildflowers bloom

Desert, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Geology Books Spanning the eastern reaches ofThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes