| Mount Watson | |
| Elevation Ft: | 11521 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1141 |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.53 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Bald Mountain (11,949 ft) |
| Map: | Utah#USA |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | Utah |
| Region: | Summit |
| Region Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 40.6984°N -110.9799°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Range: | Uinta Mountains Rocky Mountains |
| Rock: | Arenite, Arkose[4] |
| Age: | Precambrian |
| Topo: | USGS Mirror Lake |
Mount Watson is an 11521feet mountain summit in Summit County, Utah, United States.
Mount Watson is set within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.[2] It is situated in the western Uinta Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north into the Weber River and south into headwaters of the Provo River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1700abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Middle Fork Weber River in one mile (1.6 km). Access to the mountain is via the Mirror Lake Highway and hiking. The mountain was so named around 1900, and the toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[5]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Watson is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.[6] Tundra climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.