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The Wasatch Range (/ ˈ w ɑː s æ tʃ / WAH-satch) or Wasatch Mountains is a mountain range in the western United States that runs about 160 miles (260 km) from the Utah-Idaho border south to central Utah. [1] It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region. [2]
Lone Peak is a mountain summit in the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and the center of the Lone Peak Wilderness, established in 1978.With an elevation of 11,260 feet (3,430 m), it is one of the highest peaks in the range and among the most prominent of the Wasatch Front, towering over the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper and easily visible from most of the ...
It is the highest point of Utah County and is located in the southern part of the county. [6] Mount Nebo is an "ultra", one of 128 ultra-prominent peaks in the United States having more than 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) of topographic prominence. The mountain is typically partially or completely covered in snow from mid-October until July.
Consisting of several sub-peaks, only one has the prominence to be considered a true summit. The summit has an elevation of 11,461 feet (3,493 m), [1] making it the highest point in Salt Lake County. The peak is also the most prominent in Salt Lake County, and one of the most prominent in the Wasatch Range.
Kings Peak (at right) is the highest summit of the Uinta Mountains, the U.S. State of Utah, and the Western Rocky Mountains. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Utah. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
The summit is the highest point in Weber County as well as the Northern Wasatch Range. [2] The town of Willard is four miles to the northwest and Ben Lomond Mountain is 1.5 mile to the southeast. The peak is located at the head of Willard Creek and precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes ultimately drains to Great Salt Lake.
The following sortable table comprises the 209 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States of America (including its territories) with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. [1] [a] The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
The following sortable table comprises the 477 mountain peaks of the United States with at least 3,000 m (9,843 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 m (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. [1] The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: