Calf Creek, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map backpacking by Gerald Park

by Gerald Park

leaving Great Salt Lake as one of its remnants

and county park services

and to gain an understanding of the geology upon which this landscape developed

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Calf Creek, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map backpacking by Gerald ParkThe 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