La Madera, New Mexico - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SizzlingSummarSale lush pine forests

lush pine forests

covers 30 miles by 60 miles

Lithofacies include distributary channels and mouth bars

the Great Slave Lake

Lacustrine deposits are from late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville (30 to 13 ka) (in shallow subsurface)

La Madera, New Mexico - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map SizzlingSummarSale lush pine forestsThe 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