Wellsville Mountains

Coordinates: 41°38′08″N 112°00′52″W / 41.635624°N 112.014561°W / 41.635624; -112.014561
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Wellsville Mountains
The Wellsville Mountains as seen from an airplane.
The Wellsville Mountains as seen from the air in mid-September. Box Elder peak and the Wellsville cone are both visible, September 2009.
Highest point
PeakBox Elder Peak[1]
Elevation9,372 ft (2,857 m)
Coordinates41°38′08″N 112°00′52″W / 41.635624°N 112.014561°W / 41.635624; -112.014561
Dimensions
Length28 mi (45 km) N/S
Width17 mi (27 km) E/W
Area307 sq mi (800 km2)
Naming
EtymologyNearby City of Wellsville
Geography
A map of Utah showing the location of the Wellsville Mountains
A map of Utah showing the location of the Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains
A map of Utah showing the location of the Wellsville Mountains
A map of Utah showing the location of the Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Parent rangeWasatch Range

The Wellsville Mountains is a mountain range in Box Elder and Cache counties in Utah, United States,[2] that is part of the Wasatch Range.

Description[edit]

North Wellsville Mountains from west, at Elwood, Utah with Mendon Peak, June 2008

The range separates the Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front (Bear River Valley), as well as form a portion of the border between Box Elder and Cache counties. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.[3]

While only moderately tall, they are particularly narrow. For this reason, it is often claimed they are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North America.[4][5][6] Box Elder (9,372 feet [2,857 m]) and the Wellsville Cone (9,356 feet [2,852 m]) are its two highest peaks. US-89/US-91 traverses Box Elder Canyon, Dry Canyon, and Wellsville Canyon, beginning east of Brigham City as a four-lane highway, curving north then northeast and entering Cache Valley at Wellsville.

The mountains were named for the nearby City of Wellsville.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Box Elder Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 15 Jan 2013.
  2. ^ "Wellsville Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Wellsville Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ^ [1] Wilderness.net, Retrieved 21 Aug 2007
  5. ^ Bear River Association of Governments, Retrieved 12 Aug 2007
  6. ^ [2] Publiclands.org, Retrieved 12 Aug 2007
  7. ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 16 Mar 2018.

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