Heiners Creek, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Road Log Invaluable trip-planning information

Invaluable trip-planning information

and through Utah's five national parks and color canyon country

This guide includes a detailed campgrounds locator and layout maps

By: Jim Meuninck

by Gerald Park

Heiners Creek, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Road Log Invaluable trip-planning informationThe 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