Valley City, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Ferron Sandstone Studies west of the Gunlock Fault

west of the Gunlock Fault

Nature is full of adventures

(2) other energy resources (coal

some causing catastrophic ecological changes

and the heroism of smoke jumpers and park rangers

Valley City, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Ferron Sandstone Studies west of the Gunlock FaultThe 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