Confusion Range

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Confusion Range
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The Confusion Range from Skull Rock Pass, looking west toward Kings Canyon (Utah)
Highest point
PeakKing Top
Elevation 8,350 ft (2,550 m)
Coordinates 38°58′51″N113°31′50″W / 38.980858°N 113.530565°W / 38.980858; -113.530565
Dimensions
Length78 mi (126 km)N/S
Width31 mi (50 km)E/W
Area1,323 sq mi (3,430 km2)
Geography
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Confusion Range
CountryUnited States
State Utah

The Confusion Range is a north-south trending mountain range in west-central Utah, United States. It is bounded by Snake Valley to the west, Tule Valley to the east, the Great Salt Lake Desert to the north, and the Ferguson Desert to the south. The range trends into the Burbank Hills, Mountain Home Range, and the Wah Wah Mountains to the south. In the central part of the range, an offshoot of the mountains to the west is known as the Conger Range. The Confusion Range is named for its "rugged isolation and confusing topography." [1] [2]

Contents

The highest peaks in the range are Conger Mountain 39°14′00″N113°42′03″W / 39.23328°N 113.700817°W / 39.23328; -113.700817 , which is 7,713 feet tall, [3] and King Top 38°54′36″N113°31′47″W / 38.910000°N 113.529666°W / 38.910000; -113.529666 , which is 8,350 feet tall. [1] [4]

Geology

The geology of the Confusion range is deformed Silurian to Permian limestones, dolomites, and shales. [5]

Roads

There are three main ways to travel through the Confusion Range:

Snow on the hills around Willow Springs Canyon, eastern flank of the range, near Cowboy Pass SnowCR.JPG
Snow on the hills around Willow Springs Canyon, eastern flank of the range, near Cowboy Pass

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References

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