Horse Valley, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Shelf 17 scenic overlooks and interpretive trails

scenic overlooks and interpretive trails

and a handy activity guide for the Cache and Caribou-Targhee national forests

A lake rise about 3400 years ago resulted in the highest static lake level reached during the Holocene

These deposits are terraced and incised by post-lake streams

Horse Valley, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Shelf 17 scenic overlooks and interpretive trailsThe 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