Echo Amphitheater, New Mexico - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Wasatch Front

Echo Amphitheater, New Mexico - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Wasatch FrontThe 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

Their symmetrical forms and elegant simplicity-and occasionally baroque ornamentation- combine with the pleasing rhythms of their segmentation to captivate and delight the eye

Idaho-Wyoming Overthrust Belt

one of the largest in Utah

a transition zone between the Colorado Plateau to the east and the Basin and Range Province to the west

papers on stratigraphy and structure in the Lakeside Mountains

The Utah Geological and Mineral Survey along with other governmental agencies conducted studies simultaneously with those of the DOE and its subcontractors to make sure that any sites chosen in the Paradox Basin would be safe and in the best interests of the citizens of Utah and of the United States of America

identify geological features that may indicate the presence of artifacts

roadcut changes

Includes GIS files

including ages of surface displacements and volcanism

and Assessment of Rock-Fall Hazard

the Permian Cutler Formation