WETMAAP Skill 1
Chimney Rock: Element 2

Skill 1: Map Use
Element 2: Feature Identification 

Materials:

1:24,000 scale1965/65 Bayard/South Bayard, NE, USGS Topographic Quadrangles
1999 Chimney Rock Aerial Photograph
Topographic Symbols Chart
magnifying glass

Exercise:

1. Use the 1:24,000 scale 1965/65 Bayard/South Bayard, NE, USGS Topographic Quadrangles

2. Use the 1999 Chimney Rock aerial photograph covering the same area.

3. Use the Topographic Symbols Chart.

4. Identify an area of marsh.

5. Identify areas of woodland vegetation..

6. Identify the following cultural features on the map:

a. benchmark

b. railroad line

c. school

d. Emigrant Trail

7. On the 1999 Chimney Rock aerial photograph find:

a. North Platte River

b. gravel pits

c. agricultural fields

d. Bayard Airport runways

8. Can you identify the location of Chimney Rock on the 1999 Chimney Rock aerial photograph?

9. What is the elevation difference between the Emigrant Trail (at Highway 26 crossing) and the top of Chimney Rock?