Buck Pasture Cyn, Arizona - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-17A Whether you're a traveler

Whether you're a traveler

and Lamplugh Glacier

The George Mountain quadrangle straddles the Sevier fault zone and includes the easternmost part of the Markagunt Plateau and the west edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau

or oil shale and possibly coal

Buck Pasture Cyn, Arizona - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-17A Whether you're a travelerThe 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