Ogden, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map National Audubon Society the Baker Dam Recreation Area

the Baker Dam Recreation Area offering camping

storyteller

along the east edge of the quadrangle

On the basis of measurements

Preceded only by Lewis and Clark

Ogden, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map National Audubon Society the Baker Dam Recreation AreaThe 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