Mount Belknap (Utah)

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
Elevation	12,143 ft (3,701 m)[1]
Prominence	1,192 ft (363 m)[1]
Parent peak	Delano Peak[1]
Isolation	4.12 mi (6.63 km)[1]
Coordinates	38°25′09″N 112°24′45″W[2]
Naming
Etymology	William W. Belknap
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Beaver / Piute
Protected area	Fishlake National Forest
Parent range	Tushar Mountains[3]
Topo map	USGS Mount Belknap
Geology
Rock age	Miocene
Mountain type	Volcanic field
Rock type	Rhyolite (volcanic rock)[4]
Volcanic field	Marysvale volcanic field
Climbing
Easiest route	class 1+ hiking[1]

Description

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

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]

Gallery

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  South aspect
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  South aspect
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  Mount Baldy (left) and Mount Belknap (right)
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  William W. Belknap

See also

• List of mountains in Utah