QTopo 8258-1 — Manton

1:50,000 Topographic Map

A reliable and detailed regional topographic map covering the Manton area—an expansive landscape characterised by open grazing country, low hills, rocky outcrops, creek networks, and rural properties. This 1:50,000 QTopo sheet provides the broad-scale clarity essential for land management, environmental assessment, emergency operations, and navigation across remote and semi-remote inland Queensland.

Produced by the Queensland Department of Resources, the QTopo 8258-1 (Manton) map presents accurate elevation contours, hydrology detail, vegetation patterns, transport routes, and land-tenure boundaries. Its balanced mid-scale format is well-suited for understanding how terrain, waterways, and access routes interact across a wide working landscape.

Whether you’re conducting environmental fieldwork, managing rural land, planning access, or travelling across remote countryside, this map delivers dependable, easy-to-read geographic detail.

🗺️ Map Content and Features

At 1:50,000 scale—where 1 cm = 500 m—the map includes:

• Contour lines illustrating hills, ridgelines, valley floors, shallow depressions, and drainage divides

• Hydrology features: creeks, tributaries, dams, waterholes, stock watering points, and drainage lines

• Roads & access routes: rural roads, station tracks, 4WD routes, fire trails, and boundary access points

• Infrastructure including fencelines, powerlines, dams, rural buildings, stockyards, and communications towers

• Vegetation mapping covering woodland, scrub, open forest, grasslands, and cleared grazing areas

• Land tenure boundaries showing pastoral leases, freehold parcels, reserves, and state-managed land

• Named features such as hills, creeks, outcrops, and locality identifiers

• Points of interest important for surveyors, ecologists, emergency services, and land managers

All QTopo maps are compiled using Queensland’s authoritative spatial datasets for accuracy and consistency.

🧭 Who Uses This Map?

The Manton 8258-1 Topographic Map is essential for:

• Surveyors & planners – broad-scale terrain interpretation, land-use analysis

• Environmental scientists & ecologists – watershed studies, habitat mapping, field surveys

• Emergency services & SES – fire response, flood planning, search and rescue

• Pastoralists & landholders – property layout, grazing management, infrastructure planning

• Forestry & fire crews – hazard reduction, track navigation, operational deployment

• Bushwalkers & remote explorers – dependable navigation through rugged rural terrain

• Educators & students – mapping, geography, environmental science

A versatile and authoritative map for operational and field-based decision-making.

💧 Field-Ready Print Options

Choose the finish that suits your operating environment:

✅ Waterproof & Tearproof Tyvek®

• Printed on DuPont™ Tyvek®

• Fully waterproof, rugged, and tear-resistant

• Ideal for harsh, wet, or dusty field conditions

✅ Laminated Edition

• Encapsulated in 2 × 80-micron gloss laminate

• Writeable surface suitable for whiteboard markers

• Resistant to moisture, oils, mud, and frequent handling

📄 Standard Paper Edition

• Crisp, high-resolution print

• Perfect for office reference, planning, and study

📐 Map Details

Title: QTopo 8258-1 — Manton
Publisher: Queensland Department of Resources
Series: QTopo 1:50,000
Scale: 1:50,000 (1 cm = 500 m)
Dimensions: 710 mm (width) × 594 mm (height)
Coverage: Manton and surrounding grazing land, low hills, creek systems, and rural infrastructure
Material Options: Paper, laminated, or waterproof Tyvek®
Printed in: Australia
Edition: Latest available

🛒 Ordering & Options

• Folded paper map – practical and lightweight for everyday use

• Waterproof Tyvek® edition – long-lasting and ideal for rugged fieldwork

• Laminated edition – durable, reusable, and suited to operational environments

🎯 Summary

The QTopo 8258-1 — Manton Topographic Map provides accurate and authoritative regional-scale mapping across a varied inland landscape. With detailed terrain, hydrology, and access information—and robust print options—it is indispensable for surveyors, ecologists, land managers, emergency crews, and field navigators.

Plan with purpose.
Navigate with confidence.
Explore with clarity.