Mountains in Utah are numerous and have varying elevations and prominences.
Kings Peak, in the Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County, Utah, is the highest point in the state and has the greatest prominence. It has elevation 13,528 feet (4,123 m)[1] and prominence 6,348 feet (1,935 m).[2] It also has topographic isolation of 166.6 miles (268.1 km), highest amongst summits of Utah having at least 500 meters of prominence.
For lists of the top 50 peaks in Utah by elevation, prominence, and topographic isolation, see List of mountain peaks of Utah. This "List of mountains in Utah" should include all of those (but does not yet) and more.
To see locations of all mountains having coordinates in this article (primarily from just three counties in the state, so far) together in one map, click on "Map all coordinates using OSM" at the right side of this page.
Partial lists of mountains in just a few of Utah's 29 counties are below.
Salt Lake County
Mountains in Salt Lake County, Utah include:
Utah County
Mountains in Utah County, Utah include:
Emery County
Emery County, Utah has 185 named peaks.[3] Its 483 highest peaks, including many unnamed ones and many secondary ones (not necessarily deemed separate mountains), range in elevation from 10,743 feet (3,274 m) down to 4,360 feet (1,330 m).[4]
The following table includes the 10 mountains having highest elevation and the 10 mountains having highest prominence (with Candland Mountain, Cedar Mountain, East Mountain, and Monument Peak being in both top 10s).[3] And it includes selected other mountains in Emery County (including Factory Butte (Emery County, Utah)). These Emery County mountains are:
| Mountain | Location | Elevation | Prominence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Mountain | 3,276 metres (10,748 ft) | 483 metres (1,585 ft)[3] | ||
| Monument Peak | 39°36′50″N 111°10′34″W / 39.614°N 111.176°W | 3,183 metres (10,443 ft) | 491 metres (1,611 ft)[3] | |
| Candland Mountain | 3,159 metres (10,364 ft) | 436 metres (1,430 ft)[3] | ||
| Seeley Mountain | 3,154 metres (10,348 ft) | 234 metres (768 ft)[3] | ||
| Hoag Ridge | 3,093 metres (10,148 ft) | 231 metres (758 ft)[3] | ||
| Gentry Mountain | 3,082 metres (10,112 ft) | 51 metres (167 ft)[3] | ||
| Trail Mountain | 3,076 metres (10,092 ft) | 286 metres (938 ft)[3] | ||
| The Steeps | 3,031 metres (9,944 ft) | 72 metres (236 ft)[3] | ||
| Wild Cattle Ridge | 3,005 metres (9,859 ft) | 106 metres (348 ft)[3] | ||
| Bald Ridge | 2,894 metres (9,495 ft) | 61 metres (200 ft)[3] | ||
| Mount Elliott | 2,178 metres (7,146 ft) | 702 metres (2,303 ft)[3] | ||
| San Rafael Knob | 2,409 metres (7,904 ft) | 596 metres (1,955 ft)[3] | ||
| Cedar Mountain (Utah) | 2,336 metres (7,664 ft) | 572 metres (1,877 ft)[3] | The Cedar Mountain Formation is the name given to a distinctive sedimentary geologic formation in eastern Utah, spanning most of the early and mid-Cretaceous. The formation was named for Cedar Mountain in northern Emery County, Utah, where William Lee Stokes first studied the exposures in 1944. | |
| Window Blind Peak | 39°02′41″N 110°39′23″W / 39.0447°N 110.6563°W | 2,148 metres (7,047 ft) | 439 metres (1,440 ft)[3] | Summit in the San Rafael Swell of Emery County, its first ascent was made September 23, 1973. It is a major erosional remnant along the San Rafael River and is composed of Wingate Sandstone, which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic. |
| a second Cedar Mountain (Utah) peak | 2,151 metres (7,057 ft) | 427 metres (1,401 ft)[3] | ||
| North Horn Mountain | 2,783 metres (9,131 ft) | 423 metres (1,388 ft)[3] | ||
| Mexican Mountain | 1,944 metres (6,378 ft) | 419 metres (1,375 ft)[3] | ||
| Factory Butte | 38°30′38″N 111°10′16″W / 38.5105081°N 111.1710451°W | 2,007 metres (6,585 ft) | Factory Butte is number 152 out of 294 ranked mountains (483 peaks) on list of highest Emery County peaks.[4] It is a 6,585 feet (2,007 m) summit,[5] about 23 miles (37 km) west-northwest of Hanksville and about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Capitol Reef National Park boundary, just north of the Emery–Wayne county line.[6] Note, the synonymous Factory Butte in Wayne County, Utah,[7] a popular off-roading area and the center of the Factory Butte Recreation Area,[8] about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Hanksville and about 14 miles (23 km) east of Capitol Reef National Park boundary, lies a mere 15 miles (24 km) to the east-southeast of the Emery County one.[9] It is probably better known but is in fact at a lower elevation, 6,302 feet (1,921 m).[10] It is located at 38°26′13″N 110°54′48″W / 38.4369°N 110.9134°W in northern Wayne County, Utah.[11][12] | |
See also
- List of mountain peaks of Utah (top 50 peaks in Utah by elevation, by prominence, and by topographic isolation)
- List of mountain ranges of Utah
- List of mountains in the United States
References
- ↑ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Kings Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Emery County". Peak Visor. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- 1 2 "Emery County UT Peaks List". ListsOfJohn.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Factory Butte, Emery County
- ↑ MyTopo Maps – Factory Butte, Emery County (Map). Trimble Navigation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Factory Butte, Wayne County
- ↑ "Factory Butte Recreation Area". Bureau of Land Management.
- ↑ MyTopo Maps – Factory Butte, Wayne County (Map). Trimble Navigation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Factory Butte". americansouthwest.net. The American Southwest. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Factory Butte
- ↑ MyTopo Maps – Factory Butte (Map). Trimble Navigation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.