Sawtooth Mountain (Utah) Explained

Sawtooth Mountain
Elevation Ft:9600.
Prominence Ft:313
Prominence Ref:[1]
Isolation Mi:0.94
Parent Peak:Notch Peak (9,658 ft)
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:right
Map Size:240
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Notch Peak Wilderness Study Area
Country:United States
State:Utah
Region:Millard
Region Type:County
Coordinates:39.1422°N -113.4093°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Range:House Range[3]
Great Basin Ranges
Rock:Carbonate rock
Age:Cambrian to Ordovician
Topo:USGS Notch Peak

Sawtooth Mountain is a 9600adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit in Millard County, Utah, United States.[2]

Description

Sawtooth Mountain is part of the House Range which is a subrange of the Great Basin Ranges. The remote massif is set within the Notch Peak Wilderness Study Area on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[1] Slopes of the mountain are covered with pinyon–juniper, sagebrush-horsebrush, white fir, bristlecone pine, ponderosa pine, and aspen.[4] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Tule Valley in two miles. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]

Climate

Sawtooth Mountain is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[5] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sawtooth Mountain - 9,333' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2023-10-20.
  2. 1437811. Sawtooth Mountain. 2023-10-20.
  3. 99750. Sawtooth Mountain, Utah. 2023-10-20.
  4. Utah BLM Statewide Wilderness Environmental Impact, Notch Peak WSA, United States Bureau of Land Management, 1985, p. 1.
  5. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.