Lighthouse Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Material:Polypropylene From spectacular Bald Eagles to

From spectacular Bald Eagles to tiny Elf Owls

Erika Wenrich

regional unconformities

The Colorado Plateau is one of the world's great showplaces of sedimentary

Pitchstone Plateau

Lighthouse Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Material:Polypropylene From spectacular Bald Eagles toThe 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