Crouse Reservoir, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Identification Field Guides

Crouse Reservoir, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Identification Field GuidesThe 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

-Uintah County

and backcountry camping zones

Lithofacies include distributary channels and mouth bars

Exposed strata range from the Jurassic Temple Cap Formation to Oligocene-age quartz monzonite of the Granite Mountain laccolith

Cline and J

and a section on John D

Cultivators

and Edwin H

Add the name or names of the 30 x 60 maps as notes to the order

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highlighting the intricate elevations and natural beauty

organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information