Desert Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map featured Evolution of the Wyoming Salient

Evolution of the Wyoming Salient of the Sevier Fold-Thrust Belt

the right page is part of a US Geological Survey topographic map

The book details 86 rockhounding sites

navigating through stunning geological features like towering sandstone cliffs and winding river valleys

Spring Hollow

Desert Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map featured Evolution of the Wyoming SalientThe 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