Jumpoff Hill, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map PECO Write Furnace Creek

Furnace Creek

This map also includes descriptions for five of the best dayhikes in the southern Winds

By: James C Halfpenny

The papers contained in this Guidebook were solicited by the organizers of the GSA Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sections and have been edited and given a common format

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Jumpoff Hill, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map PECO Write Furnace CreekThe 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