Steep Creek Bench, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Atlas country-living folks

country-living folks

Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it - wild

In the 1840s

picnic areas and scenic viewpoints

Ranching & Trail Building History

Steep Creek Bench, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Atlas country-living folksThe 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