Delta, Colorado - 30x60 Minute Series Topo Map SH-17C Canyonlands' vast vistas

Canyonlands' vast vistas

and peregrinations of local leaders from white settlement in 1847 through the early 1900s

170-mile stretch of breathtaking wilderness across southern Utah

This study sheds light upon the structural and tectonic history of this part of the Basin and Range Province

a tribute to the brilliance of its author

Delta, Colorado - 30x60 Minute Series Topo Map SH-17C Canyonlands' vast vistasThe 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