Mount Belknap is a 12,143-foot-elevation (3,701-meter) mountain summit in the Tushar Mountains of Utah, United States.

Mount Belknap
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,143 ft (3,701 m)[1]
Prominence1,192 ft (363 m)[1]
Parent peakDelano Peak[1]
Isolation4.12 mi (6.63 km)[1]
Coordinates38°25′09″N 112°24′45″W / 38.4192011°N 112.4125695°W / 38.4192011; -112.4125695[2]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam W. Belknap
Geography
Mount Belknap is located in Utah
Mount Belknap
Mount Belknap
Location in Utah
Mount Belknap is located in the United States
Mount Belknap
Mount Belknap
Mount Belknap (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBeaver / Piute
Protected areaFishlake National Forest
Parent rangeTushar Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Belknap
Geology
Rock ageMiocene
Mountain typeVolcanic field
Rock typeRhyolite (volcanic rock)[4]
Volcanic fieldMarysvale volcanic field
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1+ hiking[1]

Description

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Mount Belknap is set in the Fishlake National Forest on the boundary that Beaver County shares with Piute County.[2] It ranks as the second-highest peak in the Tushar Mountains,[3] second-highest in each county and 73rd-highest in the state.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Sevier River watershed via Blue Lake Creek, Fish Creek, and Beaver Creek.[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,700 feet (823 meters) above Fish Creek in one mile (1.6 km). Mount Belknap is named after William Worth Belknap (1829–1890), the United States Secretary of War who served under President Ulysses S. Grant.[5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Belknap is located in a dry summer subarctic climate zone (Köppen Dsc) with cold snowy winters and mild summers.[6]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Belknap, Mount - 12,143' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Belknap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Belknap, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. ^ Charles G. Cunningham, Mount Belknap and Red Hills Calderas and Associated Rocks, Marysvale Volcanic Field, West-central Utah, US Geological Survey, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979, p. 18.
  5. ^ Henry Gannett, The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902, p. 39.
  6. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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