Mount Big Chief, Colorado - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Smithsonian DK Series Soda Springs Basin

Soda Springs Basin

and 1382 scanned low-sun-angle-arial photographs (frames)

and lists of government agencies and mineral museums

Key areas of interest featured on this map include Colorado and Green rivers

and interpretive trails

Mount Big Chief, Colorado - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Smithsonian DK Series Soda Springs BasinThe 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