Wellsville Mountains Explained

Wellsville Mountains
Map:Utah#USA
Map Alt:A map of Utah showing the location of the Wellsville Mountains
Photo Alt:The Wellsville Mountains as seen from an airplane.
Area Mi2:307
Length Mi:28
Length Orientation:N/S
Width Mi:17
Width Orientation:E/W
Highest:Box Elder Peak
Elevation Ft:9372
Coordinates:41.6356°N -112.0146°W

The Wellsville Mountains is a mountain range in Box Elder and Cache counties in Utah, United States, that is part of the Wasatch Range.

Description

The range separates the Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front (Bear River Valley), as well as form a portion of the border between Box Elder and Cache counties. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.

While only moderately tall, they are particularly narrow. For this reason, it is often claimed they are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North America.[1] [2] [3] Box Elder (9372feet) and the Wellsville Cone (9356feet) are its two highest peaks. US-89/US-91 traverses Box Elder Canyon, Dry Canyon, and Wellsville Canyon, beginning east of Brigham City as a four-lane highway, curving north then northeast and entering Cache Valley at Wellsville.

The mountains were named for the nearby City of Wellsville.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Wellsville%20Mountain
  2. http://www.brag.utah.gov/BST/Segment%202.pdf Bear River Association of Governments
  3. http://www.publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=1206&PHPSESSID=23cfeb7c9
  4. Book: Van Cott, John W.. Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. University of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 393. 1990. 16 Mar 2018. 978-0-87480-345-7. 797284427.