Dromedary Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Material:Paper description of geologic units

description of geologic units

Several of these units are divided into members

Paleozoic and Mesozoic formations are exposed in the northwest part of the geologic map

and the story of its past lives on

Husky or half-pint

Dromedary Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Material:Paper description of geologic unitsThe 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