Peck Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Debris Flows and Melissa Hendrickson

and Melissa Hendrickson

making complex geological processes accessible and engaging

Specialized software (not included) is required to utilized the Google Earth and GIS files

Exposed strata range from the Jurassic Temple Cap Formation to Oligocene-age quartz monzonite of the Granite Mountain laccolith

 with a special emphasis on how to spot them and how they survive in the Chihuahuan

Peck Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Debris Flows and Melissa HendricksonThe 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