Notom, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map UGS OFR Mount Pennell

Mount Pennell

The Clear Creek Mountain quadrangle lies south of the Markagunt Plateau in southwest Utah

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By: Woody Woodruff

The majority of landslide movement occurred between August 20 and 29

Notom, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map UGS OFR Mount PennellThe 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