Ochre Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Geology Underfoot Series Utah (UGS OFR 368)

Utah (UGS OFR 368)

Location: Kane County and Washington County

inviting you to explore the very heart of Utah's wild beauty

including much of the upper Mesaverde Group

yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation

Ochre Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Geology Underfoot Series Utah (UGS OFR 368)The 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