Soldier Summit, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Engineering Into this basin

Into this basin

Published: 1972

This edition of the Utah Mountaineering Guide has been completely rewritten & updated with an all new format from previous printings

concise information for 30 national and state parks

Accurate place names use a combination of conventional English names

Soldier Summit, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Engineering Into this 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