topo map
Terrain with contours
A topo map is a topographic map—one that shows terrain elevation through contour lines, revealing hills, valleys, and slopes.
Hikers, surveyors, and geologists rely on topo maps to understand landscape features that flat maps can't convey: We studied the topo map to find the easiest route up the ridge.
- contourBounding line of shape
- contour linesLines joining equal elevations
- elevationHeight above reference point
- elevation gainTotal altitude increase traveled
- terrainLand's physical features
steep terrain · ridge · valley · summit · trail · compass · magnetic north · grid north · orienteering · backcountry · watershed · benchmark · land survey · legend · scale · quadrangle · USGS · hiking
- hikingtrail, hike, hiker, trails, day hikes
- mapsatlases, road atlases, street atlas, world atlases, road atlas
- Map Termslatitude, longitude, equator, meridian, prime meridian
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- peakspeak, summit, mountaintop, mountain peak, pinnacle
- Backpackingbackpack, trail, backpacking, pack, sleeping pad
map type/purpose
topo maproad map
Route-planning guide
road atlas · street map · highway map · political map · city map
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