Bearpaw Mtn, Nevada - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Grand Staircase-Escalante Rocks there are mostly Mesozoic

Rocks there are mostly Mesozoic in age

a one-armed Civil War veteran named John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West

termed the Bear River fault zone

or trying to steer clear of a bear

and the last service was read at his death bed

Bearpaw Mtn, Nevada - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Grand Staircase-Escalante Rocks there are mostly MesozoicThe 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