Wagon Box Mesa, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Debris Flows Coyote Buttes

Coyote Buttes

Strata generally dip northward toward the Uinta Basin

and route of descent

Dividing the state into six geographical-historical areas

and other signs of 70 different species - from the elusive jaguarundi to the common crow

Wagon Box Mesa, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Debris Flows Coyote ButtesThe 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