Montpelier, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SizzlingSummarSale and Browns Park

and Browns Park

and environment of the Salt Lake City region

Hiking the Escalante opens the door to exploration of this highly scenic area of meandering canyons with relatively few marked trails

Mount Perkins

Papa Married a Mormon fulfills a promise John made to his mother to present a true portrayal of the courageous people in Mormon territory as he knew them

Montpelier, Idaho - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SizzlingSummarSale and Browns ParkThe 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