San Juan Hill, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map FALCON and Chinle Formation

and Chinle Formation

Discover the precise locations of trailheads

The mountain men were the trappers of the Rocky Mountain fur trade in the years following Lewis and Clark's Expedition of 1804-1806

The purpose of illustrating these areas is to inform planners

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San Juan Hill, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map FALCON and Chinle FormationThe 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