Central East, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SAN RAFAEL SWELL Pages: 82 p

Pages: 82 p

From east to west these are (1) the west flank of the San Rafael Swell (2) the south half of the Wasatch Plateau (3) the south half of the Gunnison Plateau (all three within the Colorado Plateaus Province) and 4) the east half of the Valley Mountains (essentially the easternmost range of the Basin and Range Province)

The Farmington Canyon Complex includes abundant migmatitic gneiss

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Central East, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SAN RAFAEL SWELL Pages: 82 pThe 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