Ripple Valley, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Insects and Spiders Books The contours and elevations on

The contours and elevations on this scale map are shown in feet

Highway 89 lies parallel to Interstate 15

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and southeast margins of the quadrangle

The darker shades indicate lower elevations

Ripple Valley, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Insects and Spiders Books The contours and elevations onThe 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