Partoun, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Green River Formation distant galaxies

distant galaxies

Stratigraphy and structure of the northern Bull Valley Mountains and Antelope Range

The Madison is overlain by other Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks

and the chance to see high-country wildlife

color photos

Partoun, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Green River Formation distant galaxiesThe 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