Malad City East, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Idaho Recreation Map Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

and construction of new facilities and infrastructure

including 114 newly recognized native species and 16 newly established nonnative species

a popular area of summer and winter recreational use

a hydrologic investigation was done to better understand ground-water resources within the central Virgin River basin

Malad City East, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Idaho Recreation Map Rocky Mountain National ParkThe 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