Eightmile Pass, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Backpacking and Lake Mountain

and Lake Mountain

including underwater

and surround yourself with the brilliant wildflowers of Little Cottonwood Canyon and the big game at Big Cottonwood Canyon

Stanislaus National Forest

Eightmile Pass, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Backpacking and Lake MountainThe 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