Beryl Junction, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Salt Lake City Aerial The quadrangles straddle the Interstate

The quadrangles straddle the Interstate 80 corridor from Wendover to Aragonite

Currant Creek Peak

Because of its geological importance

who arrived with the first company of Mormon pioneers two months prior

The faults shown on the map have been sources of large earthquakes (about magnitude 6

Beryl Junction, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Salt Lake City Aerial The quadrangles straddle the InterstateThe 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