Drum Mountains Well, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Fire With the tremendous growth of

With the tremendous growth of population in this and neighboring states

1st edition published January 2009

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Its detailed representation of the terrain

Drum Mountains Well, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Fire With the tremendous growth ofThe 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