Lab 6: Digital Elevation Model (DEM

The area I selected is a northern portion of San Diego County with an extent from top to bottom that stretches from 33.3547 degrees (decimal degrees) North to 33.0091 degrees North. The extent from left to right stretches from -117.0680 degrees West to -116.5586 degrees West. The projected geographic coordinate system of this data is NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N (North American Datum 1983 Universe Transverse Mercator Zone 11 North). Most of this area is covered by slopes ranging from about 0 to 30 degrees while some areas exceed 70 degrees. The elevation of this area ranges from its lowest point at 90.55 meters high to 1990.89 meters high (highest point). The jagged and steep surface terrain of this area contains many hills and mountains with sides that face all directions and a few flat areas.