Trout Creek Butte, Oregon - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map climbing a dedicated hiker yearning for

a dedicated hiker yearning for panoramic vistas

Major thrust faulting is well exposed in outcrops and in mine workings and is of economic importance on a regional scale

Areas included: Big Piney

s Quaternary faults

Trout Creek Butte, Oregon - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map climbing a dedicated hiker yearning forThe 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