Lapoint, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Coal Resources Mount Sheridan

Mount Sheridan

and geophysics

This diary of Leonard Wood

At less than two ounces

a senior scientist with the Utah Geological Survey

Lapoint, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Coal Resources Mount SheridanThe 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