Mount Baldy (Beaver County, Utah)

Mount Baldy is a summit with an elevation of 12,085 feet (3,684 meters), in the Tushar Mountains in Utah, United States.

Mount Baldy
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,085 ft (3,684 m)[1]
Prominence1,186 ft (361 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Belknap[1]
Isolation1.68 mi (2.70 km)[1]
Coordinates38°24′06″N 112°26′02″W / 38.4017094°N 112.4338428°W / 38.4017094; -112.4338428[2]
Geography
Mount Baldy is located in Utah
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy
Location in Utah
Mount Baldy is located in the United States
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBeaver / Piute
Parent rangeTushar Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Belknap
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[1]

Description

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Mount Baldy is set in the Fishlake National Forest on the boundary that Beaver County shares with Piute County.[2] It ranks as the third-highest peak in the Tushar Mountains,[3] third-highest in each county and 77th-highest in the state.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Sevier River watershed.[3] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2]

See also

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Mount Baldy (left) and Mount Belknap (right)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Baldy, Mount - 12,085' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Baldy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Baldy, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.