South Lake, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map utah Backpackers can start their day

Backpackers can start their day with Fried Grits Scramble with Greens

Marek Matyjasik

featuring illustrative photos from Utah's national parks

and Rendu inlets

The oldest formation is the middle Neoproterozoic Red Pine Shale overlain by Paleozoic strata (Mississippian Madison Limestone through the Permian Park City Formations)

South Lake, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map utah Backpackers can start their dayThe 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