Moonwater Point, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Engineering Geology Pages: 579

Pages: 579

Split Mountain

This map represents the geology of the Saint John quadrangle at 1:24

Sevier structural traps yielded a substantial portion of Utah’s oil and gas wealth

amazonite crystals

Moonwater Point, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Engineering Geology Pages: 579The 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