Steamboat Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map UGS Bulletin this guide includes road logs

this guide includes road logs

• Notes on area scenery and wildlife

and part of the Bear River delta

Pages: 540 p

By: National Audubon Society

Steamboat Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map UGS Bulletin this guide includes road logsThe 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