Topographic Map

[Ron Marshall]

This might be of some use for trip and hike planning:

http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/2009june30-topographical-map/1

There is a link in the article to an online hi-res world topo map.

[jp]

I like acme mapper. You can switch between usgs topo, terrain, aerial, dems, etc...It's a nice complement to google's mapping choices. http://mapper.acme.com/