Chinle, Arizona - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Atlas Naturalists and photographer Ralph Hopkins

Naturalists and photographer Ralph Hopkins leads you through the region to reveal its geologic history and exposes its most spectacular scenery

and (4) the structure of bedrock units below Kamas Valley

following the footsteps of generations of mountaineers who have sought its summit

This member is recognized from west of Parowan to the Table Cliff Plateau where it has previously been mapped as part of the Canaan Peak Formation

Chinle, Arizona - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Atlas Naturalists and photographer Ralph HopkinsThe 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