Wellsville Mountains

Wellsville Mountains
The Wellsville Mountains as seen from the air in mid-September. Box Elder peak and the Wellsville cone are both visible.
Highest point
Peak	Box Elder Peak[1]
Elevation	9,372 ft (2,857 m)
Coordinates	41°38′08″N 112°00′52″W / 41.635624°N 112.014561°WCoordinates: 41°38′08″N 112°00′52″W / 41.635624°N 112.014561°W
Dimensions
Length	28 mi (45 km) N/S
Width	17 mi (27 km) E/W
Area	307 sq mi (800 km^2)
Geography
Wellsville Mountains
Country	United States
State	Utah

The Wellsville Mountains are located in northern Utah and are often considered part of the Wasatch Mountains. The mountains separate the Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.^[2]

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.^[3][4][5] Box Elder (9,372') and the Wellsville Cone (9,356') are its two highest peaks. U.S. 89/91 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 the Cache Valley at Wellsville.

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  North Wellsville Mountains from west, at Elwood, Utah, with Mendon Peak

See also

• Wasatch-Cache National Forest

References

1. "Box Elder Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
2. "Wellsville Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
3. Wilderness.net, Last Checked 08-21-2007
4. Bear River Association of Governments, Last Checked 08-21-2007
5. Publiclands.org, Last Checked 08-21-2007

External links

• Photographs of the Wasatch Mountains