Mount Baldy (Beaver County, Utah)

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Mount Baldy
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 12,085 ft (3,684 m) [1]
Prominence 1,186 ft (361 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Belknap [1]
Isolation 1.68 mi (2.70 km) [1]
Coordinates 38°24′06″N112°26′02″W / 38.4017094°N 112.4338428°W / 38.4017094; -112.4338428 [2]
Geography
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Mount Baldy
Location in Utah
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Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Beaver / Piute
Parent range Tushar Mountains [3]
Topo map USGS Mount Belknap
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [1]

Mount Baldy is a summit with an elevation of 12,085 feet (3,684 meters), in the Tushar Mountains in Utah, United States.

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Description

Mount Baldy is set in the Fishlake National Forest on the boundary that Beaver County shares with Piute County. [2] It ranks as the third-highest peak in the Tushar Mountains, [3] third-highest in each county and 77th-highest in the state. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Sevier River watershed. [3] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [2]

See also

Mount Baldy (left) and Mount Belknap (right) Mount Baldy and Mount Belknap.jpg
Mount Baldy (left) and Mount Belknap (right)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Baldy, Mount - 12,085' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Baldy". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Baldy, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.