Deseret Peak West, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Southwestern Utah Cretaceous strata (Aptian to Turonian)

Cretaceous strata (Aptian to Turonian) deposited in a foreland basin associated with the Sevier orogenic belt are locally present in outcrop and reached by wells in the Sanpete Valley

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scarps in Pleistocene glacial deposits show strong angular discordance (70°) with the main north-northeast pattern of faulting

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Deseret Peak West, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Southwestern Utah Cretaceous strata (Aptian to Turonian)The 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