The Guardian Angels, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Trail Riding and the Great Blue Limestone

and the Great Blue Limestone and Humbug Formation (Upper Mississippian)

The Utah Geological Survey conducted a geologic-hazard investigation of a portion of Zion national Park to provide the National Park Service with geologic-hazard information for future park management

The interesting

Strata of both plateaus are tilted gently east

The island nations shown are: Canary Islands

The Guardian Angels, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Trail Riding and the Great Blue LimestoneThe 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