Lab 6: South Lake Tahoe

Slope Image:


Shaded Relief Image:


Aspect Image:


3D Image:


Description:

For Lab 6, I examined the area around South Lake Tahoe along the California-Nevada border. I chose this area because I regularly snowboard on the surrounding mountains every winter. Therefore, I knew the elevation gradient in the area would be high and the corresponding DEM would probably result in interesting maps. The mountains(grouped in a semicircle on the upper right of the aspect and slope images) surround the bottom portion of Lake Tahoe. The 3D image also makes it apparent that mountain peaks are generally taller when they are situated closer to the lake. Below is listed extent and geographic coordinate system (GCS) information applicable to the above images.

Extent Data Information(in degrees):
Top: 38.9913888883
Left: -120.541111111
Right: -119.8175
Bottom: 38.5019444438

Geographic Coordinate System Information:
Spatial Reference: GCS_North_American_1983
Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453292519943295)
Datum: D_North_American_1983