Wah Wah Summit, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Cane Creek Coachella Valley

Coachella Valley

The book is structured around the state’s highways

Elevations of major peaks are expressed in feet and depth soundings are expressed in fathoms

The map area is all valley floor that is covered by Quaternary lacustrine

This map was compiled primarily from the 1:100

Wah Wah Summit, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Cane Creek Coachella ValleyThe 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