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Mammoth Creek (Utah)
Mammoth Creek is a creek in Iron and Garfield counties in southern Utah, United States, that flows for over through mountains and forests from Mammoth Summit (near Brian Head, Utah), through the Mammoth Valley, to its confluence with the Sevier River (near Hatch). The creek contains wild brown trout and hatchery rainbow trout. See also * List of rivers of Utah This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Utah in the United States, sorted by watershed. Colorado River The Colorado River is a major river in the Western United States, emptying into the Gulf of California. Rivers are listed upstream by ... References External links Upper Sevier Watershed Project Dixie National Forest Rivers of Utah Rivers of Iron County, Utah Rivers of Garfield County, Utah {{Utah-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammoth Creek, Dixie Mountains, UT 9-09 (8639505685)
A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantidae, elephantid genus ''Mammuthus'', one of the many genera that make up the Order (biology), order of trunked mammals called proboscideans. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived from the Pliocene Epoch (geology), epoch (from around 5 million years ago) into the Holocene at about 4,000 years ago, and various species existed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. They were members of the family Elephantidae, which also contains the two genera of modern elephants and their ancestors. Mammoths are more closely related to living Asian elephants than African elephant, African elephants. The oldest representative of ''Mammuthus'', the Mammuthus subplanifrons, South African mammoth (''M. subplanifrons''), appeared around 5 million years ago during the early Pliocene in what is now southern and eastern Africa. Descendant species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammoth Mountain
Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex partially located within the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, in the Inyo National Forest of Madera and Mono Counties. It is home to a large ski area primarily on the Mono County side. Mammoth Mountain was formed in a series of eruptions that ended 57,000 years ago. Mammoth still produces hazardous volcanic gases that kill trees and caused ski patroller fatalities in 2006. Geology Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex in Mono County, California. It lies in the southwestern corner of the Long Valley Caldera and consists of about 12 rhyodacite and dacite overlapping domes. These domes formed in a long series of eruptions from 110,000 to 57,000 years ago, building a volcano that reaches in elevation. During this time, massive dacite eruptions occurred roughly every 5000 years. The volcano is still active with minor eruptions, the largest of which was a minor phreatic (steam) eruption 700 years ago. Mammoth Mountain also lies on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammoth Lakes, California
Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, and is the county's only incorporated community. It is located immediately to the east of Mammoth Mountain, at an elevation of . As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,191, reflecting a 12.7% decrease from the 2010 Census. History The Mono people were the first settlers of the Mammoth Lakes area, thousands of years ago. They settled in the valley but traveled by foot to other areas when trading with different tribes. The European history of Mammoth Lakes started in 1877, when four prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the current town, along Old Mammoth Road. In 1878, the Mammoth Mining Company was organized to mine Mineral Hill, which caused a gold rush. By the end of 1878, 1500 people settled in the mining camp called Mammoth City. By 1880, the company had shut down, and by 1888, the population declined to less than 10 people. By the early 1900s, the town of Mammoth was informally establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron County, Utah
Iron County is a county in southwestern Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 46,163. Its county seat is Parowan, and the largest city is Cedar City. The Cedar City, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Iron County. History Evidence of Fremont culture habitation ranging from 750 to 1250 AD exists in present Iron County. Petroglyphs of differing periods were carved into the walls of Parowan Gap NW of Parowan. Paiutes roamed the Parowan Valley in the centuries before Euro-American exploration; their descendants are now represented by the Southern Paiute Indian Reservation, which is headquartered in Cedar City. The Domínguez–Escalante expedition traveled through the Iron County area on October 12, 1776. Fur trapper Jedediah Smith is the first recorded Anglo-American to pass through the area (1826). Settlement of the area began in 1851, when LDS President Brigham Young directed members from the northern colonies to move i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield County, Utah
Garfield County is a county in south central Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 5,172, making it the fifth-least populous county in Utah; with about 0.98 inhabitants per square mile, it is also the least densely populated county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is Panguitch. History The Utah Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1882, with areas partitioned from Iron County. It was named for James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States, who had died six months earlier. The border with Iron County was adjusted in 1884, and Garfield County's boundaries have remained intact since then. Geography The Colorado River, flowing southwestward through a deep gorge, forms the eastern boundary. The Dirty Devil River flows southward through the east end of the county to discharge into Colorado at the county's border. Westward, the cliffs of tributary canyons give way to the barren stretches of the San Rafa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin. Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Head, Utah
Brian Head is a town in Iron County, Utah, Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, a significant decrease from the 2000 figure of 118. Brian Head is also the location of the Brian Head Ski Resort. History The community was originally called "Monument Peak," but was changed to the current name after 1900 for reasons no longer known, although probably related to the name of (or renaming to) Brian Head (mountain), in nearby Dixie National Forest. In 1965, the Brian Head resort opened. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all land. The community, at an elevation of above sea level, is the List of highest United States cities by state, highest town in Utah. It is located on Utah State Route 143, State Route 143 and is east of Interstate 15 in Utah, Interstate 15. Brian Head is approximately three miles north of Cedar Breaks National M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammoth Valley
Mammoth Valley is a depression in Southern Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ..., United States, between Hatch and Duck Creek. The Mammoth Creek flows along its floor. History Mammoth Valley was the site of a planned constitutionalist community in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Investors in the project and donors to the Meadeau View Institute in nearby Duck Creek were promised parcels in the valley. Several families built temporary residences and brought in mobile homes. During the winter of 1993, record snowfall crushed the poorly supported residences, and the families who sought to build the community left."Ex-Devotees Want to Know: Where Did the Money Go?" Paul Parkinson and Karl Cates, Deseret News, A1, 25 July 1994. On January 24, 1994, the Utah Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevier River
The Sevier River (pronounced "severe") is a -long river in the Great Basin of southwestern Utah in the United States. Originating west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the river flows north through a chain of high farming valleys and steep canyons along the west side of the Sevier Plateau before turning southwest and terminating in the endorheic basin of Sevier Lake in the Sevier Desert. It is used extensively for irrigation along its course, with the consequence that Sevier Lake is usually dry. The Sevier River drainage basin of covers more than 13 percent of Utah and includes parts of ten counties, of which the river flows through seven. The name of the river is derived from the Spanish ''Río Severo'', "violent river". The Sevier is the longest river entirely within the state of Utah. Course The Sevier River is formed by the confluence of Minnie Creek and Tyler Creek in Long Valley in Kane County. The headwaters are at an elevation of between the Markagunt Plateau (on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatch, Utah
Hatch is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census. It is south of Salt Lake City. History Hatch was originally called "Mammoth", and under the latter name was settled in 1872. A post office called Hatch has been in operation since 1904. The present name is after Meltier Hatch, a pioneer citizen. Geography Hatch is located in southwestern Garfield County, in the valley of the Sevier River near its headwaters. U.S. Route 89 passes through the town, leading north to Panguitch, the county seat, and south to Glendale. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 127 people, 41 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was 471.7 people per square mile (181.6/km2). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 300.8 per square mile (115.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.70% White, 3.94% As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Utah
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Utah in the United States, sorted by drainage basin, watershed. Colorado River The Colorado River is a major river in the Western United States, emptying into the Gulf of California. Rivers are listed upstream by the point they empty into the Colorado. * Meadow Valley Wash (located entirely in Nevada, but its watershed has several extremely small portions in Utah) * Virgin River ** Beaver Dam Wash ** Santa Clara River (Utah), Santa Clara River ** Ash Creek (Utah), Ash Creek ** Fort Pearce Wash ** East Fork Virgin River ** North Fork Virgin River * Kanab Creek * Paria River ** Buckskin Gulch * San Juan River (Colorado River tributary), San Juan River ** Chinle Creek ** Montezuma Creek (Utah), Montezuma Creek ** McElmo Creek * Escalante River ** Coyote Gulch * Dirty Devil River ** Fremont River (Utah), Fremont River *** Sulphur Creek (Fremont River), Sulphur Creek **** Sand Creek (Wayne County, Utah), Sand Creek ** Muddy Creek (Utah), M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie National Forest
Dixie National Forest is a United States National Forest in Utah with headquarters in Cedar City. It occupies almost two million acres (8,000 km²) and stretches for about across southern Utah. The largest national forest in Utah, it straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River. In descending order of forestland area it is located in parts of Garfield, Washington, Iron, Kane, Wayne, and Piute counties. The majority (over 55%) of forest acreage lies in Garfield County. Elevations vary from above sea level near St. George, Utah to at Blue Bell Knoll on Boulder Mountain. The southern rim of the Great Basin, near the Colorado River, provides spectacular scenery. Colorado River canyons are made up of multi-colored cliffs and steep-walled gorges. The Forest is divided into four geographic areas. High altitude forests in gently rolling hills characterize the Markagunt, Paunsaugunt, and Aquarius Plateaus. Boulder Mountain, one of the largest high-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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