Colton, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map backpacking Paria Plateau

Paria Plateau

first published in 1974

The northeast-trending asymmetrical anticline of the San Rafael Swell cover much of the western half of the map area and is one of the most well-known geologic structures in Utah

and displacement of surface-faulting earthquakes on the segment

and fine-grained lacustrine deposits of late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville

Colton, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map backpacking Paria PlateauThe 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