Stockton, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map UGS RI Explore with him the history

Explore with him the history behind the naming of the infamous Bump Stump and other prominent river features

Utah's highest at 13

Geologic Mapping

Paradox Basin

Pre-Pleistocene Tertiary freshwater ostracode assemblages in Nevada

Stockton, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map UGS RI Explore with him the historyThe 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