Fishhook Creek, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-4B and Garfield Counties

and Garfield Counties

the significance of different stone materials

alpine and cross-country ski areas

badlands as colorful as any painting

The purpose is to show the changes in the state over a period of 100 years

Fishhook Creek, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-4B and Garfield CountiesThe 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