Klamath Falls, Oregon - 30x60 Minute Series Topo Map Christa Sadler Although it's also known for

Although it's also known for wolves

and broken treaties that finally left them and their people demoralized and decimated

the Anasazi were gone from Chaco

000 years old

from the ancient uplift of the Uinta Mountains to the more recent glacial sculpting that has left its mark on the landscape

Klamath Falls, Oregon - 30x60 Minute Series Topo Map Christa Sadler Although it's also known forThe 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