Box Elder Peak (Utah County, Utah) Explained

Box Elder Peak
Elevation Ft:11101
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1641
Isolation Mi:3.06
Parent Peak:White Baldy
Etymology:Box elder
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:left
Map Size:240
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Lone Peak Wilderness[2]
Country:United States
State:Utah
Region:Utah
Region Type:County
Coordinates:40.4898°N -111.6964°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Range:Wasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo:USGS Timpanogos Cave
Rock:Limestone, Oquirrh Formation
Age:Pennsylvanian
Easiest Route: hiking

Box Elder Peak is an 11101feet mountain summit located in Utah County, Utah, United States.

Description

Box Elder Peak is located 21miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City in the Lone Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[2] 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.[4] 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 4900abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Box Elder Peak - 11,101' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2024-06-01.
  2. 5473. Box Elder Peak, Utah. 2024-06-01.
  3. 1439075. Box Elder Peak. 2024-06-01.
  4. William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, 2016, FriesenPress, .
  5. Jared Hargrave, Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Utah, 2015, Mountaineers Books, .