Deseret Peak West, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Southwestern Utah scarps in Pleistocene glacial deposits

scarps in Pleistocene glacial deposits show strong angular discordance (70°) with the main north-northeast pattern of faulting

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Cretaceous strata (Aptian to Turonian) deposited in a foreland basin associated with the Sevier orogenic belt are locally present in outcrop and reached by wells in the Sanpete Valley

geologic time scale

Contains an 18-page report that summarizes a recent UGS project to characterize the relative level of activity of the Collinston and Clarkston Mountain segments of the Wasatch fault zone

Deseret Peak West, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Southwestern Utah scarps in Pleistocene glacial depositsThe 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