Swallow Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-17C Road Guide to the Structure

Road Guide to the Structure of the Sevier Thrust Belt in the Central Wasatch Range

Fillmore covers in detail the region stretching from the high plateaus of the Book Cliffs in the north to the spectacularly deep canyons of the San Juan River area in the south

commonly referred to as the Holocene highstand

early white explores

State Highway 36 extends across the northeast quarter of the quadrangle

Swallow Canyon, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SH-17C Road Guide to the StructureThe 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