The Pinnacle, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Grand Staircase-Escalante By: Charlie Craighead

By: Charlie Craighead

a key factor for mapping geologic hazards induced by strong ground shaking

to reduce losses from geologic hazards

It straddles a particularly instructive area of structural overlap between the Sevier fold thrust belt-represented by the overturned

Exposed strata range from the Triassic Shnabkaib Member of the Moenkopi Formation to the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone

The Pinnacle, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Grand Staircase-Escalante By: Charlie CraigheadThe 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