August 28, 2022
Description
Each of the models of the parks are scaled to the large dimension being around 200mm in order to fit on the printer bed. Due to the large size variation among the National Parks, the models are not scaled to each other. All of these models are have a 1x vertical relief scale. I have a separate group where the models can be found with a 2x vertical relief.
https://www.printables.com/model/254718-us-national-parks-topographical-models-2x-vertical
Not every park is available, but check back for updates.
Update 8/28/2022 : Added Gates of the Artic, Glacier Bay, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Hot Springs, and Wrangell- St. Elias National Parks.
These simple topographical maps were generated using custom KML files of the approximate National Park boundaries inputted into TouchTerrain. This is an excellent tool created by Chris Harding of Iowa State University and Franek Hasiuk of Kansas Geologic Survey that digitizes USGS data into polygons and generates STL files.
Link to TouchTerrain
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial