Grass Lakes, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map rock hounding Panamint Range

Panamint Range

Summer 1984

Average shear-wave velocities were used for the upper 30 meters and surficial geologic mapping to delineate and characterize earthquake-site-conditions units that relate to International Building Code site classes

which averages 725 feet thick

Grass Lakes, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map rock hounding Panamint RangeThe 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