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Kings Peak (Utah) in August 2004

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.

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Partial lists of mountains in just a few of Utah's 29 counties are below.

Salt Lake County

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Kesler Peak in Wasatch Range from the north in 2020

Mountains in Salt Lake County, Utah include:

Mountain Location Elevation Prominence Notes
Mount Aire 40°43′12″N 111°41′44″W / 40.719880°N 111.695472°W / 40.719880; -111.695472 (Mount Aire (Salt Lake County)) 8,621 feet (2,628 m) 581 feet (177 m)
Bald Mountain 40°47′32″N 111°38′55″W / 40.792276°N 111.648614°W / 40.792276; -111.648614 (Bald Mountain (Salt Lake County))
Mount Baldy 40°34′04″N 111°38′17″W / 40.567884°N 111.638124°W / 40.567884; -111.638124 (Mount Baldy (Salt Lake County)) 11,068 feet (3,374 m) 368 feet (112 m)
Barneys Peak 40°35′07″N 112°10′28″W / 40.585379°N 112.174433°W / 40.585379; -112.174433 (Barneys Peak (Salt Lake County))
Black Mountain 40°49′22″N 111°45′42″W / 40.822912°N 111.761679°W / 40.822912; -111.761679 (Black Mountain (Salt Lake County))
Black Ridge 40°26′54″N 112°05′16″W / 40.448358°N 112.087649°W / 40.448358; -112.087649 (Black Ridge (Salt Lake County))
Clayton Peak 40°35′26″N 111°33′36″W / 40.590620°N 111.560034°W / 40.590620; -111.560034 (Clayton Peak (Salt Lake County)) 10,721 feet (3,268 m) 701 feet (214 m)
Clipper Peak 40°30′48″N 112°11′15″W / 40.513352°N 112.187568°W / 40.513352; -112.187568 (Clipper Peak (Salt Lake County))
Curry Peak 40°34′24″N 112°08′25″W / 40.573362°N 112.140177°W / 40.573362; -112.140177 (Curry Peak (Salt Lake County))
Dromedary Peak 40°35′34″N 111°42′21″W / 40.592771°N 111.705904°W / 40.592771; -111.705904 (Dromedary Peak (Salt Lake County)) 11,107 feet (3,385 m) 367 feet (112 m)
Farnsworth Peak 40°39′33″N 112°12′08″W / 40.659293°N 112.202117°W / 40.659293; -112.202117 (Farnsworth Peak (Salt Lake County)) 9,039 feet (2,755 m) 1,243 feet (379 m) Peak on the northern end of the Oquirrh Mountain range, approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Salt Lake City. The peak is named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first completely electronic television, and it is used mainly for radio and television transmission.
Freeman Peak 40°33′26″N 112°10′07″W / 40.557220°N 112.168572°W / 40.557220; -112.168572 (Freeman Peak (Salt Lake County))
Gobblers Knob 40°40′14″N 111°40′58″W / 40.670639°N 111.682641°W / 40.670639; -111.682641 (Gobblers Knob (Salt Lake County)) 10,246 feet (3,123 m) 1,486 feet (453 m)
Grandeur Peak 40°42′25″N 111°45′35″W / 40.707052°N 111.759861°W / 40.707052; -111.759861 (Grandeur Peak (Salt Lake County)) 8,299 feet (2,530 m) 739 feet (225 m)
Grandview Peak 40°51′04″N 111°45′08″W / 40.851109°N 111.752263°W / 40.851109; -111.752263 (Grandview Peak (Salt Lake County)) 9,410 feet (2,868 m) 1,910 feet (582 m)
Hidden Peak 40°33′39″N 111°38′42″W / 40.560829°N 111.644999°W / 40.560829; -111.644999 (Hidden Peak (Salt Lake County))
Honeycomb Cliffs 40°35′53″N 111°36′37″W / 40.597964°N 111.610356°W / 40.597964; -111.610356 (Honeycomb Cliffs (Salt Lake County))
Kesler Peak 40°37′30″N 111°40′08″W / 40.624933°N 111.668843°W / 40.624933; -111.668843 (Kesler Peak (Wasatch Range) (Salt Lake County)) 10,403 feet (3,171 m) 443 feet (135 m)
Little Mountain 40°47′44″N 111°41′26″W / 40.795559°N 111.690511°W / 40.795559; -111.690511 (Little Mountain (Salt Lake County))
Little Water Peak 40°40′17″N 111°37′41″W / 40.671502°N 111.628007°W / 40.671502; -111.628007 (Little Water Peak (Salt Lake County))
Lookout Peak 40°50′03″N 111°43′03″W / 40.834241°N 111.717541°W / 40.834241; -111.717541 (Lookout Peak (Salt Lake County))
Markham Peak 40°32′44″N 112°10′45″W / 40.545690°N 112.179276°W / 40.545690; -112.179276 (Markham Peak (Salt Lake County))
Mount Millicent 40°35′26″N 111°35′51″W / 40.5904837°N 111.5975384°W / 40.5904837; -111.5975384 (Mount Millicent (Salt Lake County)) 10,452 feet (3,186 m) 192 feet (59 m)
Murdock Peak 40°41′37″N 111°36′16″W / 40.693629°N 111.604432°W / 40.693629; -111.604432 (Murdock Peak (Salt Lake County))
Nelson Peak 40°36′49″N 112°11′15″W / 40.613550°N 112.187400°W / 40.613550; -112.187400 (Nelson Peak (Salt Lake County)) 9,359 feet (2,853 m) 1,699 feet (518 m)
O'Sullivan Peak 40°35′27″N 111°42′39″W / 40.590700°N 111.710947°W / 40.590700; -111.710947 (O'Sullivan Peak (Salt Lake County)) 11,275 feet (3,437 m) 495 feet (151 m)
Mount Olympus 40°39′24″N 111°46′15″W / 40.656625°N 111.770748°W / 40.656625; -111.770748 (Mount Olympus (Salt Lake County))
Mount Raymond 40°39′30″N 111°42′07″W / 40.658429°N 111.701936°W / 40.658429; -111.701936 (Mount Raymond (Salt Lake County)) 10,241 feet (3,121 m) 881 feet (269 m)
Reed and Benson Ridge 40°36′17″N 111°38′41″W / 40.604647°N 111.644790°W / 40.604647; -111.644790 (Reed and Benson Ridge (Salt Lake County))
Scott Hill 40°37′27″N 111°34′03″W / 40.624115°N 111.567545°W / 40.624115; -111.567545 (Scott Hill (Salt Lake County))
South Mountain 40°27′59″N 112°02′21″W / 40.466492°N 112.039150°W / 40.466492; -112.039150 (South Mountain (Salt Lake County))
Sugarloaf Mountain 40°33′57″N 111°37′29″W / 40.565778°N 111.624860°W / 40.565778; -111.624860 (Sugarloaf Mountain (Salt Lake County)) 11,051 feet (3,368 m) 551 feet (168 m)
Sunset Peak 40°34′37″N 111°35′37″W / 40.5769715°N 111.5936059°W / 40.5769715; -111.5936059 (Sunset Peak (Salt Lake, Wasatch and Utah counties)) 10,648 feet (3,246 m) 228 feet (69 m) In Salt Lake, Wasatch and Utah counties
Superior Peak aka Mount Superior 40°35′28″N 111°40′16″W / 40.591188°N 111.671241°W / 40.591188; -111.671241 (Superior Peak, aka Mount Superior (Salt Lake County))
Mount Tuscarora 40°35′03″N 111°35′56″W / 40.5841120°N 111.5987985°W / 40.5841120; -111.5987985 (Mount Tuscarora (Salt Lake County)) 10,646 feet (3,245 m) 85 feet (26 m)
Twin Peaks 40°35′37″N 111°43′16″W / 40.593664°N 111.720990°W / 40.593664; -111.720990 (Twin Peaks (Salt Lake County))
Twin Peaks Salt Lake County and Utah County
40°33′07″N 111°39′24″W / 40.551895°N 111.656591°W / 40.551895; -111.656591 (Twin Peaks (Salt Lake and Utah counties))
White Baldy 40°31′58″N 111°40′53″W / 40.532903°N 111.681471°W / 40.532903; -111.681471 (White Baldy (Salt Lake County))
Mount Van Cott 40°46′54″N 111°49′22″W / 40.781616°N 111.822759°W / 40.781616; -111.822759 (Mount Van Cott (Salt Lake County))
Mount Wire 40°46′10″N 111°47′54″W / 40.769475°N 111.798459°W / 40.769475; -111.798459 (Mount Wire (Salt Lake County))
Mount Wolverine 40°35′06″N 111°36′13″W / 40.585126°N 111.603588°W / 40.585126; -111.603588 (Mount Wolverine (Salt Lake County)) 10,795 feet (3,290 m) 575 feet (175 m)

Utah County

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Mount Timpanogos ("Timp") from Provo in 2008

Mountains in Utah County, Utah include:

Mountain Location Elevation Prominence Notes
Bald Knoll 40°15′30″N 111°31′09″W / 40.258454°N 111.519187°W / 40.258454; -111.519187 (Bald Knoll (Utah County))
a second Bald Knoll peak 40°18′02″N 111°27′32″W / 40.300640°N 111.458906°W / 40.300640; -111.458906 (a second Bald Knoll peak (Utah County))
a third Bald Knoll peak 40°23′17″N 112°08′08″W / 40.387929°N 112.135590°W / 40.387929; -112.135590 (a third Bald Knoll (Utah County))
Bald Mountain 39°52′37″N 111°45′29″W / 39.877082°N 111.758064°W / 39.877082; -111.758064 (Bald Mountain (Utah County))
Big Baldy 40°23′10″N 111°38′38″W / 40.386154°N 111.643868°W / 40.386154; -111.643868 (Big Baldy (Utah County))
Billies Mountain 40°00′17″N 111°16′27″W / 40.004600°N 111.274100°W / 40.004600; -111.274100 (Billies Mountain (Utah County))
Bismark Peak 40°01′08″N 112°07′32″W / 40.018880°N 112.125608°W / 40.018880; -112.125608 (Bismark Peak (Utah County))
Blowhole Hill 40°05′55″N 112°02′02″W / 40.098600°N 112.033759°W / 40.098600; -112.033759 (Blowhole Hill (Utah County))
Bone Yard
Box Elder Peak 40°29′23″N 111°41′47″W / 40.489752°N 111.696460°W / 40.489752; -111.696460 (Box Elder Peak (Utah County))
Browns Peak
Buckhorn Mountain 39°51′13″N 112°04′50″W / 39.853543°N 112.080620°W / 39.853543; -112.080620 (Buckhorn Mountain (Utah County))
Buckley Mountain 40°12′49″N 111°35′18″W / 40.213657°N 111.588338°W / 40.213657; -111.588338 (Buckley Mountain (Utah County))
Butterfield Peaks 40°28′01″N 112°10′23″W / 40.466967°N 112.172961°W / 40.466967; -112.172961 (Butterfield Peaks (Utah County))
Cascade Mountain 40°18′25″N 111°35′19″W / 40.306832°N 111.588531°W / 40.306832; -111.588531 (Cascade Mountain (Utah County))
Cat Hill 40°07′52″N 111°59′49″W / 40.131229°N 111.997078°W / 40.131229; -111.997078 (Cat Hill (Utah County))
Cat Peak
Cedar Knoll
Cedar Knoll
Cedar Knoll
Cedar Knolls
Cedar Point 40°14′42″N 111°35′07″W / 40.245100°N 111.585300°W / 40.245100; -111.585300 (Cedar Point (Utah County))
Clyde Knoll 40°04′58″N 111°34′21″W / 40.082700°N 111.572400°W / 40.082700; -111.572400 (Clyde Knoll (Utah County))
Corral Mountain 40°13′43″N 111°33′16″W / 40.228663°N 111.554375°W / 40.228663; -111.554375 (Corral Mountain (Utah County))
Davis Hill 39°33′43″N 111°10′17″W / 39.562000°N 111.171500°W / 39.562000; -111.171500 (Davis Hill (Utah County))
Dominguez Hill 40°02′37″N 111°21′16″W / 40.043500°N 111.354500°W / 40.043500; -111.354500 (Dominguez Hill (Utah County))
Driveway Flat 39°53′58″N 111°16′56″W / 39.899432°N 111.282106°W / 39.899432; -111.282106 (Driveway Flat (Utah County))
Dry Mountain 39°56′25″N 111°43′53″W / 39.940392°N 111.731501°W / 39.940392; -111.731501 (Dry Mountain (Utah County))
East Hamongog 40°17′42″N 111°26′39″W / 40.294900°N 111.444300°W / 40.294900; -111.444300 (East Hamongog (Utah County))
Ether Peak 40°05′01″N 111°18′50″W / 40.083700°N 111.313800°W / 40.083700; -111.313800 (Ether Peak (Utah County))
Feet
Fifth Water Ridge Wasatch or Utah County
40°04′50″N 111°09′42″W / 40.080600°N 111.161800°W / 40.080600; -111.161800 (Fifth Water Ridge (Wasatch or Utah County))
First Hamongog 40°17′41″N 111°27′06″W / 40.294600°N 111.451600°W / 40.294600; -111.451600 (First Hamongog (Utah County))
Flat Top Mountain 40°22′21″N 112°11′20″W / 40.372508°N 112.188785°W / 40.372508; -112.188785 (Flat Top Mountain (Utah County))
Freedom Peak 40°15′39″N 111°32′41″W / 40.260797°N 111.544759°W / 40.260797; -111.544759 (Freedom Peak (Utah County))
Gentle Band Ridge 39°53′06″N 111°39′10″W / 39.885064°N 111.652884°W / 39.885064; -111.652884 (Gentle Band Ridge (Utah County))
Goshen Hill 39°35′41″N 111°28′59″W / 39.594700°N 111.483000°W / 39.594700; -111.483000 (Goshen Hill (Utah County))
Granger Mountain 40°11′35″N 111°28′49″W / 40.193130°N 111.480320°W / 40.193130; -111.480320 (Granger Mountain (Utah County))
Greeley Hill 40°06′55″N 112°00′58″W / 40.115331°N 112.016001°W / 40.115331; -112.016001 (Greeley Hill (Utah County))
Grindstone Ridge 40°08′43″N 111°31′10″W / 40.145402°N 111.519440°W / 40.145402; -111.519440 (Grindstone Ridge (Utah County))
Hannifin Peak Juab or Utah County
39°59′52″N 112°09′01″W / 39.997686°N 112.150245°W / 39.997686; -112.150245 (Hannifin Peak (Juab or Utah County))
High Peak 39°33′41″N 111°08′02″W / 39.561300°N 111.133900°W / 39.561300; -111.133900 (High Peak (Utah County))
Horse Mountain
Indian Head 39°52′35″N 110°54′08″W / 39.876374°N 110.902287°W / 39.876374; -110.902287 (Indian Head (Utah County))
Indian Head Peak 39°52′07″N 110°59′41″W / 39.868721°N 110.994760°W / 39.868721; -110.994760 (Indian Head Peak (Utah County))
Iron Hill 40°07′58″N 111°31′53″W / 40.132900°N 111.531400°W / 40.132900; -111.531400 (Iron Hill (Utah County))
Jumpoff, The 40°14′01″N 112°06′15″W / 40.233600°N 112.104200°W / 40.233600; -112.104200 (The Jumpoff (Utah County))
Kelsey Peak 40°27′07″N 112°12′52″W / 40.451984°N 112.214356°W / 40.451984; -112.214356 (Kelsey Peak (Utah County))
Knolls, The 40°07′12″N 111°31′56″W / 40.120100°N 111.532100°W / 40.120100; -111.532100 (The Knolls (Utah County))
Lake Mountains 40°16′30″N 111°54′02″W / 40.274892°N 111.900524°W / 40.274892; -111.900524 (Lake Mountains (Utah County))
Landrock 40°11′42″N 111°33′01″W / 40.194900°N 111.550400°W / 40.194900; -111.550400 (Landrock (Utah County))
Latimer Point 40°26′03″N 112°00′51″W / 40.434200°N 112.014143°W / 40.434200; -112.014143 (Latimer Point (Utah County))
Lewiston Peak
Lightning Peak
Lime Peak 39°58′48″N 112°04′35″W / 39.979920°N 112.076507°W / 39.979920; -112.076507 (Lime Peak (Utah County))
Little Baldy 40°12′46″N 111°23′24″W / 40.212800°N 111.390100°W / 40.212800; -111.390100 (Little Baldy (Utah County))
Little Hill 39°33′55″N 112°02′28″W / 39.565400°N 112.041100°W / 39.565400; -112.041100 (Little Hill (Utah County))
Little Mountain 40°00′46″N 111°25′32″W / 40.012800°N 111.425500°W / 40.012800; -111.425500 (Little Mountain (Utah County))
Loafer Mountain 39°58′34″N 111°36′58″W / 39.976037°N 111.616041°W / 39.976037; -111.616041 (Loafer Mountain (Utah County))
Location
Lone Peak 40°31′37″N 111°45′22″W / 40.526832°N 111.756027°W / 40.526832; -111.756027 (Lone Peak (Utah County)) 11,260 feet (3,430 m) 893 feet (272 m) One of the taller peaks in the Wasatch Range along the Wasatch Front, the peak ranks 98th on a list of Utah peaks with 500 feet (150 m) topographic prominence. The first person in recorded history to successfully hike Lone Peak was Richard Bell, Sr. of Riverton, Utah. Lone Peak consists almost entirely of quartz monzonite (a granitoid, or granite-like) rock of the 30.5 million year old Little Cottonwood Stock.
Lone Rock 40°17′43″N 111°28′19″W / 40.295200°N 111.471900°W / 40.295200; -111.471900 (Lone Rock (Utah County))
Long Ridge Juab or Utah County
39°48′51″N 111°57′39″W / 39.814168°N 111.960861°W / 39.814168; -111.960861 (Long Ridge (Juab or Utah County))
Lowe Peak
Lone Peak Ridge 40°02′52″N 111°35′04″W / 40.047640°N 111.584514°W / 40.047640; -111.584514 (Lone Peak Ridge (Utah County))
Mahogany Mountain 40°24′36″N 111°42′51″W / 40.409931°N 111.714111°W / 40.409931; -111.714111 (Mahogany Mountain (Utah County))
Meters
Mill Canyon Peak 40°29′45″N 111°34′36″W / 40.495937°N 111.576569°W / 40.495937; -111.576569 (Mill Canyon Peak (Utah County))
Miller Hill 40°32′41″N 111°37′16″W / 40.544649°N 111.621065°W / 40.544649; -111.621065 (Miller Hill (Utah County))
Miller Ridge 40°01′38″N 111°19′02″W / 40.027268°N 111.317125°W / 40.027268; -111.317125 (Miller Ridge (Utah County))
Mineral Hill 39°33′55″N 112°02′08″W / 39.565200°N 112.035500°W / 39.565200; -112.035500 (Mineral Hill (Utah County))
Mollies Nipple 40°05′27″N 111°13′20″W / 40.090800°N 111.222300°W / 40.090800; -111.222300 (Mollies Nipple (Utah County))
a second Mollies Nipple peak 40°00′05″N 111°25′53″W / 40.001500°N 111.431400°W / 40.001500; -111.431400 (a second Mollies Nipple peak (Utah County))
Mount Nebo 39°49′19″N 111°45′37″W / 39.821832°N 111.760221°W / 39.821832; -111.760221 (Mount Nebo (Utah County))
Nielson Knoll 39°34′14″N 111°20′28″W / 39.570500°N 111.341200°W / 39.570500; -111.341200 (Nielson Knoll (Utah County))
North Fork Ridge 40°26′04″N 111°36′03″W / 40.434403°N 111.600811°W / 40.434403; -111.600811 (North Fork Ridge (Utah County))
North Hill 39°34′31″N 112°02′36″W / 39.575200°N 112.043300°W / 39.575200; -112.043300 (North Hill (Utah County))
North Peak 39°50′18″N 111°44′59″W / 39.838338°N 111.749784°W / 39.838338; -111.749784 (North Peak (Utah County))
Old Baldy 39°35′31″N 112°04′26″W / 39.592000°N 112.073900°W / 39.592000; -112.073900 (Old Baldy (Utah County))
Packard Peak 39°34′57″N 112°04′21″W / 39.582600°N 112.072500°W / 39.582600; -112.072500 (Packard Peak (Utah County))
Pinyon Peak 39°59′40″N 112°03′57″W / 39.994532°N 112.065895°W / 39.994532; -112.065895 (Pinyon Peak (Utah County))
Point 8365 East 39°56′23″N 111°05′30″W / 39.939816°N 111.091575°W / 39.939816; -111.091575 (Point 8365 East (Utah County))
Powerhouse Mountain 40°10′35″N 111°31′30″W / 40.176412°N 111.524870°W / 40.176412; -111.524870 (Powerhouse Mountain (Utah County))
Provo Peak 40°14′38″N 111°33′24″W / 40.243983°N 111.556754°W / 40.243983; -111.556754 (Provo Peak (Utah County))
Pumphouse Hill 40°10′15″N 111°22′10″W / 40.170805°N 111.369333°W / 40.170805; -111.369333 (Pumphouse Hill (Utah County))
Rattlesnake Mountain 40°16′32″N 111°25′17″W / 40.275483°N 111.421255°W / 40.275483; -111.421255 (Rattlesnake Mountain (Utah County))
Rattlesnake Point 40°05′06″N 111°19′31″W / 40.085000°N 111.325300°W / 40.085000; -111.325300 (Rattlesnake Point (Utah County))
Red Mountain 40°07′38″N 111°22′04″W / 40.127268°N 111.367670°W / 40.127268; -111.367670 (Red Mountain (Utah County))
Red Pine Knoll 40°14′34″N 111°24′50″W / 40.242894°N 111.413809°W / 40.242894; -111.413809 (Red Pine Knoll (Utah County))
Roberts Horn 40°23′59″N 111°38′15″W / 40.399592°N 111.637434°W / 40.399592; -111.637434 (Roberts Horn (Utah County))
Round Peak 40°06′10″N 111°21′01″W / 40.102900°N 111.350300°W / 40.102900; -111.350300 (Round Peak (Utah County))
Santaquin Peak 39°59′00″N 111°37′26″W / 39.983290°N 111.623849°W / 39.983290; -111.623849 (Santaquin Peak (Utah County))
Second Hamongog 40°18′06″N 111°27′04″W / 40.301800°N 111.451000°W / 40.301800; -111.451000 (Second Hamongog (Utah County))
Sheepherder Hill 39°33′37″N 111°24′41″W / 39.560300°N 111.411300°W / 39.560300; -111.411300 (Sheepherder Hill (Utah County))
Sheps Ridge 40°25′41″N 112°06′32″W / 40.428020°N 112.108798°W / 40.428020; -112.108798 (Sheps Ridge (Utah County))
Sioux Peak Juab or Utah County
39°33′39″N 112°03′36″W / 39.560800°N 112.060100°W / 39.560800; -112.060100 (Sioux Peak (Juab or Utah County))
Sky High 39°57′35″N 111°23′16″W / 39.959660°N 111.387715°W / 39.959660; -111.387715 (Sky High (Utah County))
South Apex Hill 39°33′39″N 112°01′51″W / 39.560900°N 112.030700°W / 39.560900; -112.030700 (South Apex Hill (Utah County))
Spanish Fork Peak 40°05′15″N 111°31′40″W / 40.087495°N 111.527800°W / 40.087495; -111.527800 (Spanish Fork Peak (Utah County)) 10,192 feet (3,107 m) 2,972 feet (906 m)
Squaw Mountain 40°09′43″N 111°21′56″W / 40.161900°N 111.365600°W / 40.161900; -111.365600 (Squaw Mountain (Utah County))
Strawberry Ridge 40°15′07″N 111°16′36″W / 40.251995°N 111.276605°W / 40.251995; -111.276605 (Strawberry Ridge (Utah County))
Summit, The 39°34′24″N 112°03′37″W / 39.573400°N 112.060400°W / 39.573400; -112.060400 (The Summit (Utah County))
Tanner Ridge 40°07′39″N 111°19′15″W / 40.127514°N 111.320806°W / 40.127514; -111.320806 (Tanner Ridge (Utah County))
Teat Mountain 40°01′40″N 111°22′12″W / 40.027740°N 111.369980°W / 40.027740; -111.369980 (Teat Mountain (Utah County))
Tenmile Hill 40°03′47″N 112°03′55″W / 40.063100°N 112.065400°W / 40.063100; -112.065400 (Tenmile Hill (Utah County))
Thorpe Hills HP 40°13′08″N 112°09′10″W / 40.219011°N 112.152831°W / 40.219011; -112.152831 (Thorpe Hills HP (Utah County))
Three Sisters 40°06′38″N 111°21′02″W / 40.110500°N 111.350600°W / 40.110500; -111.350600 (Three Sisters (Utah County))
Timber Mountain 40°05′45″N 111°12′44″W / 40.095900°N 111.212200°W / 40.095900; -111.212200 (Timber Mountain (Utah County))
Mount Timpanogos 40°23′26″N 111°38′45″W / 40.390607°N 111.645859°W / 40.390607; -111.645859 (Mount Timpanogos (Utah County))
Timpanogos North Peak
Timpanogos South Peak
Tintic Mountain 39°49′10″N 112°04′08″W / 39.819569°N 112.068980°W / 39.819569; -112.068980 (Tintic Mountain (Utah County))
Tithing Mountain 40°00′35″N 111°42′07″W / 40.009740°N 111.701905°W / 40.009740; -111.701905 (Tithing Mountain (Utah County))
Toad Head 40°07′51″N 111°21′45″W / 40.130900°N 111.362400°W / 40.130900; -111.362400 (Toad Head (Utah County))
Tucker Peak 39°53′49″N 111°09′19″W / 39.896990°N 111.155198°W / 39.896990; -111.155198 (Tucker Peak (Utah County))
Twin Peaks Salt Lake and Utah counties
40°33′07″N 111°39′24″W / 40.551895°N 111.656591°W / 40.551895; -111.656591 (Twin Peaks (Salt Lake & Utah counties))
Twin Knolls 39°52′06″N 111°41′19″W / 39.868410°N 111.688544°W / 39.868410; -111.688544 (Twin Knolls (Utah County))
Two Tom Hill 40°10′37″N 111°17′44″W / 40.177068°N 111.295642°W / 40.177068; -111.295642 (Two Tom Hill (Utah County))
Unnamed Timp Peak
Unnamed Timp Peak
Unnamed Timp Peak
Unnamed Timp Peak
Wanless Hill 40°04′37″N 112°01′39″W / 40.077063°N 112.027438°W / 40.077063; -112.027438 (Wanless Hill (Utah County))
Wardsworth Peak 40°15′33″N 111°20′50″W / 40.259102°N 111.347198°W / 40.259102; -111.347198 (Wardsworth Peak (Utah County))
Warm Springs Mountain 39°57′28″N 111°50′55″W / 39.957861°N 111.848484°W / 39.957861; -111.848484 (Warm Springs Mountain (Utah County))
West Mountain 40°05′20″N 111°49′19″W / 40.089027°N 111.821840°W / 40.089027; -111.821840 (West Mountain (Utah County, Utah))
White Knoll 40°05′43″N 111°34′27″W / 40.095400°N 111.574200°W / 40.095400; -111.574200 (White Knoll (Utah County))
Y Mountain 40°15′25″N 111°36′24″W / 40.256850°N 111.606655°W / 40.256850; -111.606655 (Y Mountain (Utah County))

Emery County

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Window Blind Peak in 2016

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 / 39.614; -111.176 (Monument Peak (Emery County)) 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 / 39.0447; -110.6563 (Window Blind Peak (Emery County)) 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 / 38.5105081; -111.1710451 (Factory Butte (Emery County)) 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 / 38.4369; -110.9134 (Factory Butte (Wayne County)) in northern Wayne County, Utah.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kings Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Emery County". Peak Visor. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Emery County UT Peaks List". ListsOfJohn.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Factory Butte, Emery County
  6. ^ MyTopo Maps – Factory Butte, Emery County (Map). Trimble Navigation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Factory Butte, Wayne County
  8. ^ "Factory Butte Recreation Area". Bureau of Land Management.
  9. ^ MyTopo Maps – Factory Butte, Wayne County (Map). Trimble Navigation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Factory Butte". americansouthwest.net. The American Southwest. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Factory Butte
  12. ^ MyTopo Maps – Factory Butte (Map). Trimble Navigation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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