Tangent Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Tar Sands and Oil Shale Southwest Uinta Basin

Southwest Uinta Basin

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strikingly beautiful canyons

The scope of work for this project included new geologic mapping based on color air photos and extensive fieldwork

and the facilities available there including horse ramps

Tangent Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Tar Sands and Oil Shale Southwest Uinta BasinThe 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