Spring City, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Canyonlands National Park John Veranth has hiked all

John Veranth has hiked all over these mountains and has written a comprehensive guidebook for both the beginner and the expert hiker

and Weber River

This map represents the geology of the Ophir quadrangle at 1:24

This map and report are part of the work by the Utah Geological Survey to geologically map the Ogden 30- x 60-minute quadrangle

By: Mary Taylor Gray

Spring City, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Canyonlands National Park John Veranth has hiked allThe 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