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Mountain Order of Colombo Patrolling Knowledge Packet SP 24'

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Colors on Map

Red: population

Green: vegetation over 3 feet tall

Blue: water

Brown: contour intervals, relief, and elevation change

Black: man made structures

White: vegetation under 3 feet tall

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Major Terrain Features

Hill Valley Ridge Saddle Depression

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Minor Terrain Features

Cliff

Spur

Draw

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Supplementary Terrain Feature

Cut

Fill

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Grid Coordinates

10-digit grid puts you within 1m

8-digit grid puts you within 10m

6-digit grid puts you within 100m

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Reading a map

You read a map right then up

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Intersection

finding an unknown point using two known points

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Resection

Use 2 known points to find your location by using a back azimuth