Notes on topographic maps, the places we map, and gift ideas for the people who love them.
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Western Upper Peninsula ski areas on our topo map gifts
Seven western and central U.P. ski areas, with stats from their own sites, plus the smaller community hills you can get as a contour design.
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Black Hills peaks and places: a guide to our topo designs
From Black Elk Peak to Bear Butte and Terry Peak, a tour of the Black Hills peaks and places available as topographic contour gifts.
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USGS 3DEP elevation data, explained
What the USGS 3D Elevation Program collects, the elevation models it publishes, and how that data becomes the contour lines on a topo gift.
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What contour lines mean (and how to read them on a topo map gift)
Contour lines join points of equal elevation. Here is how to read spacing, intervals and shapes, so a topo design on a mug or print makes sense at a glance.