Duchesne, Utah - 30x60 Minute USGS Topographic Map Scandinava By: UGS Staff

By: UGS Staff

Highway 89-91 transportation corridor runs through the quadrangle between Brigham City and Logan

Shaded relief maps highlight the region's topography

Shoshone National Forest

It depicts the distribution of glacial deposits and post-glacial sediments including mass wasting

Duchesne, Utah - 30x60 Minute USGS Topographic Map Scandinava By: UGS StaffThe 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