Deseret Peak West, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Southwestern Utah geologic time scale

geologic time scale

Tips on nearby activities further enhance your enjoyment of every outing

from their primeval origins to traditional uses and modern-day appeal with this illustrated guide to rocks

"Picture stone" from the Shinarump Conglomerate Member of the Chinle Formation is quarried locally

Cretaceous strata (Aptian to Turonian) deposited in a foreland basin associated with the Sevier orogenic belt are locally present in outcrop and reached by wells in the Sanpete Valley

Deseret Peak West, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Southwestern Utah geologic time scaleThe 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