Sharp Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Smithsonian DK Series 000 Location: Duchesne County and

000 Location: Duchesne County and Uintah County

The quadrangle takes its name from the butte named by geologist Clarence Dutton as a tribute to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington

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Exposed strata range in age from Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous and include (in ascending order) the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation

Sharp Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Smithsonian DK Series 000 Location: Duchesne County andThe 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