Isolation Peak, CO 1:24,000-scale

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Go to the Map Locator and Downloader and search "Isolation Peak".
How can weather and weather-related effects on the landscape be understood from topographic maps?
Discuss location and size of glaciers on the Continental Divide.
Why are they all on the northeast side of the divide?
Discuss the angle of sun and the direction of prevailing winds.
What influence does snowpack have on vegetation?
What is orographic precipitation?
What kind of precipitation is most common here?
Discuss the effects of glaciers in the past, evident on valley sizes, valley shapes, moraines, marshes, and drainage.