SIGNATURE WORKBENCH: SLICE THE EARTH

The Terrain Engine

Explore the authored terrain transects, with USGS 3DEP and NASA SRTM as source references. Scrub each profile to read its recorded elevation, slope and geological strata.

USGS 3DEP & NASA SRTM ELEVATION PROFILER|Central Arizona Transition Zone

Phoenix Basin → Mogollon Rim → San Francisco Peaks

TOTAL DISTANCE: 142 Miles·TOTAL RELIEF: 11,547 ft·PEAK: 12,633 ft

Differential Topology · Volcanic Stratocone & Escarpment Topography

Illustrative cutaway showing the relationship between a basin, an escarpment and mountain relief — A READING OF RELIEFIllustrative terrain study · profile below follows the authored transect

ORIGIN: Downtown Phoenix (Salt River Basin)(1086 ft)

TERMINUS: Humphreys Peak (San Francisco Peaks)(12633 ft)

DRAG PROFILE TRANSECT:71.0 Miles from Origin5,800 FT ELEVATION

ACTIVE TRANSECT NODE

Copper Canyon / Verde Valley

Elev: 5,800 ft

GEOLOGICAL STRATA UNIT

Verde Formation Limestone

Slope Angle: 12.4° Incline

GEOMORPHIC PROVINCES

Basin and Range Low DesertCentral Arizona Transition Zone

Canonical Topographic Transects

3 Signature Slices

11,547 ft Relief142 Miles

Central Arizona Transition Zone

Phoenix Basin → Mogollon Rim → San Francisco Peaks

Peak: 12,633 ft · Min: 1,086 ft

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14,787 ft Relief84.6 Miles

California Great Basin & High Sierra

Badwater Basin → Sierra Crest (Lowest to Highest in Conterminous US)

Peak: 14,505 ft · Min: -282 ft

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6,403 ft Relief16.2 Miles

Grand Canyon National Park

Kaibab Plateau North Rim → Colorado River → South Rim

Peak: 8,803 ft · Min: 2,400 ft

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