Pelican Lake, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map raised relief The authors hiked more than

The authors hiked more than 2

and Colorado

the Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a colorful landscape of sandstone cliffs

and Taylor bays

Published: 1999

Pelican Lake, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map raised relief The authors hiked more thanThe 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