Goulding, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map National Recreation Area By: Christa Sadler

By: Christa Sadler

and badlands

or the way the meadow grasses waved goodbye

Large landslides are located along the flanks of Lake Mountain and Mosby Mountain

including numbered Forest Service roads

Goulding, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map National Recreation Area By: Christa SadlerThe 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