Camels Back Ridge NE, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Basin and Range Denali National Preserve

Denali National Preserve

The codes include four different averaging methods

The Paunsaugunt Plateau is capped by the colorful Claron Formation

Winner of the Charles Redd Center Clarence Dixon Taylor Historical Research Award

Blackhawk Formation

Camels Back Ridge NE, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Basin and Range Denali National PreserveThe 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