Snow Flat Spring Cave, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Quaternary Studies Natural Buttes-Uintah County

Natural Buttes-Uintah County

and human history are also discussed to further appreciation of this mountain environment

septarians and concretions

Rockhounding - the popular term for the hobby of collecting rocks

Snow Flat Spring Cave, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Quaternary Studies Natural Buttes-Uintah CountyThe 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