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Box Elder Peak (Utah County, Utah)

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Coordinates: 40°29′23″N 111°41′47″W / 40.4897660°N 111.6963678°W / 40.4897660; -111.6963678
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Box Elder Peak
West aspect in spring
Highest point
Elevation11,101 ft (3,384 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,641 ft (500 m)[1]
Parent peakWhite Baldy[1]
Isolation3.06 mi (4.92 km)[1]
Coordinates40°29′23″N 111°41′47″W / 40.4897660°N 111.6963678°W / 40.4897660; -111.6963678[3]
Naming
EtymologyBox elder
Geography
Box Elder Peak is located in Utah
Box Elder Peak
Box Elder Peak
Location in Utah
Box Elder Peak is located in the United States
Box Elder Peak
Box Elder Peak
Box Elder Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyUtah
Protected areaLone Peak Wilderness[4]
Parent rangeWasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Timpanogos Cave
Geology
Rock agePennsylvanian[2]
Rock typeLimestone, Oquirrh Formation[2]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1+ hiking[1]

Box Elder Peak is an 11,101-foot-elevation (3,384-meter) mountain summit located in Utah County, Utah, United States.

Description

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Box Elder Peak is located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City in the Lone Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[4] 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.[2] 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 4,900 feet (1,494 meters) 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Box Elder Peak - 11,101' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c d William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, 2016, FriesenPress, ISBN 9781460284131.
  3. ^ a b "Box Elder Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ a b "Box Elder Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ Jared Hargrave, Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Utah, 2015, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594858321.
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  • West aspect in summer
    West aspect in summer
  • West aspect in autumn
    West aspect in autumn
  • West aspect in winter
    West aspect in winter
  • North aspect of Box Elder Peak (centered) viewed from Pfeifferhorn. (Mount Timpanogos behind, left).
    North aspect of Box Elder Peak (centered) viewed from Pfeifferhorn.
    (Mount Timpanogos behind, left).
  • Winter sunset
    Winter sunset
  • Winter sunset
    Winter sunset
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