Spring Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-6A Exploring Havasupai includes detailed maps

Exploring Havasupai includes detailed maps

By: Ken Krahulec

It was first mapped geologically by Lupton at a scale of 1:62

The major geographic features in and near the quadrangle are the Weber River

Spring Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-6A Exploring Havasupai includes detailed mapsThe 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