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Explorer Peak
Explorer Peak is a mountain summit located in Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne County, Utah, United States. Description Explorer Peak is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Ashley National Forest. It is situated in the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 38th-highest summit in Utah. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises in less than one-half mile and the north aspect rises above Crater Lake in one-third mile. Neighbors include Dead Horse Peak three miles to the northwest and Mount Lovenia three miles northeast. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from this mountain drains west to Fall Creek and east into tributaries of the Lake Fork River. The landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1957 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor the Exploring (Learning for Life), Explorer Scouts.United States Board on Geographic Names (1957), ''Decisions on Names in the United States, Decision List 57 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kweeyahgut Peak
Kweeyahgut Peak is a mountain summit in Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne County, Utah, United States. Description Kweeyahgut Peak is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Ashley National Forest. It is located in the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 21st-highest summit in Utah. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over above Ottoson Basin in less than one-half mile. Neighbors include Explorer Peak 1.24 mile to the north, Mount Lovenia 4.32 miles to the north-northeast, and Dead Horse Peak is 3.94 miles to the northwest. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Duchesne River. Etymology The landform's toponym was officially adopted on September 8, 2022, by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to replace the previous derogatory "Squaw Peak" name. In the Ute dialect, Ute language, "kwiyagat" (kweeyahgut) means "bear," which is a sacred animal to the Ute. Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
