Box Elder Peak (Utah County, Utah)

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Box Elder Peak
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West aspect in spring
Highest point
Elevation 11,101 ft (3,384 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,641 ft (500 m) [1]
Parent peak White Baldy [1]
Isolation 3.06 mi (4.92 km) [1]
Coordinates 40°29′23″N111°41′47″W / 40.4897660°N 111.6963678°W / 40.4897660; -111.6963678 [3]
Naming
Etymology Box elder
Geography
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Box Elder Peak
Location in Utah
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Box Elder Peak
Box Elder Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Utah
Protected area Lone Peak Wilderness [4]
Parent range Wasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Timpanogos Cave
Geology
Age of rock Pennsylvanian [2]
Type of rock Limestone, Oquirrh Formation [2]
Climbing
Easiest route class 1+ hiking [1]

Box Elder Peak is an 11,101-foot-elevation (3,384-meter) mountain summit located in Utah County, Utah, United States.

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Description

Box Elder Peak is located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City in the Lone Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Wasatch–Cache National Forest. [4] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is composed of limestone, quartzite, and shale. [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains to American Fork River, whereas the west slope drains to Dry Creek, and both flow to Utah Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,900 feet (1,494 meters) above American Fork Canyon in 2.5 miles (4 km). An ascent of the summit involves hiking nine miles with 5,400 feet of elevation gain from Dry Creek Canyon. [5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3] There is another Box Elder Peak in the northern Wasatch Range in Box Elder County, Utah.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Box Elder Peak - 11,101' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, 2016, FriesenPress, ISBN   9781460284131.
  3. 1 2 "Box Elder Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. 1 2 "Box Elder Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ↑ Jared Hargrave, Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Utah, 2015, Mountaineers Books, ISBN   9781594858321.
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