Black Table, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map USGS TP 762 full-color photographs

762 full-color photographs

geologic unit associated with landsliding

Landslides are common in the area due to weak layers in the North Horn

Pages: 163 p

Field trip road log: geology of the northern Wasatch front

Black Table, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map USGS TP 762 full-color photographsThe 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