Mirror Lake, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Uinta Basin Studies and Lincoln Point at the

and Lincoln Point at the northern tip of West Mountain

country-living folks

hypothermia

The Overthrust Belt in central Utah

a group of kids makes many other interesting discoveries about the science of Utah's Great Salt Lake

Mirror Lake, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Uinta Basin Studies and Lincoln Point at theThe 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