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Sevier Desert
The Sevier Desert is a large arid section of central-west Utah, United States, and is located in the southeast of the Great Basin. It is bordered by deserts north, west, and south; its east border is along the mountain range and valley sequences at the perimeter of the Great Basin, with the large north–south Wasatch Range and its associated mountainous landforms. Its eastern border is specifically, the East Tintic, Gilson, and Canyon Mountains; also the massive Pahvant Range. The Sevier Desert contains the course of the Sevier River in a circuitous manner. It flows to Sevier Lake in the extreme southwest Sevier Desert. The Sevier River enters the east desert flowing west, immediately turning southwest, then west, to enter the north of Sevier Lake, which is mostly south-southwest trending. The southeast section of the desert contains the Black Rock Desert volcanic field, with the notable Pahvant Butte, a formation from the time of Lake Bonneville. The volcanic field region is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilson Mountains
The Gilson Mountains are an longUtah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 34-35. almost circular, small mountain range adjacent the north terminus of the Canyon Mountains, (due-north trendline), located in far eastern Juab County, Utah, Juab County, Utah, United States. Description The Gilson Mountains are an ovoid, or elliptical shaped range, about long, trending south-southwest by north-northeast. It contains a central massif with Champlin Peak; two ridgelines trend from the center to the southwest. From Champlin Peak in the range center, Broad Canyon lies between the two ridges. To the northwest another major canyon abuts the center ridgeline, Long Canyon. Another ridgeline is formed off the center peak going northeast. Unimproved Gilson Road accesses the canyon on its north, and traverses to an area just northeast of Champlin Peak. The highpoint of the range is Champlin Peak, at . The mountain range is separated from the Canyon Mountains by the Sevier River and its narrow rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavant Butte
Pahvant Butte (also Pavant Butte) is a butte formed by a dormant volcano in the west-central portion of Utah, United States. Description The butte, sometimes called "Sugarloaf Mountain" by locals, is located in the Sevier Desert in the Pahvant Valley south of Delta and five miles east of Clear Lake and the Clear Lake Wildlife Management Area. The butte has two peaks. The north peak has an elevation of and the south peak reaches . The peaks are about 1000 feet above the surrounding valley floor. The butte is about in diameter at the base. It formed in an active area of volcanism on top of pahoehoe and aa lavas. Originally a subaqueous volcano, it erupted out of the floor of Lake Bonneville approximately 15,500 years ago. Unusual Structure Along the southeast rim of the inner depression of the volcano is an unfinished structure consisting of a concrete building embedded in the hill surrounded by two rings of concrete obelisks. The structure was apparently begun by a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Valley (Iron County, Utah)
The Cedar Valley of Iron County, Utah, United States is a long valley located in the southeast of the county, against the Hurricane Cliffs which border the Cedar Mountains and the Markagunt Plateau. Cedar Valley borders the southeast of the Escalante Desert, at its north and northwest. Cedar City, Utah lies in the valley's center and east, at the foothills of the Hurricane Cliffs. Description Cedar Valley is northeast trending. It narrows in the southwest, between mountain ranges; in this southwest section, the Harmony Mountains are west, and the Hurricane Cliffs are east, bordering the Kolob Terrace. The valley is mostly about wide, between mountains, or ranges, or the Hurricane Cliffs, to the east, which is a 75-mi long landform, from Hurricane, Utah at its southwest end. The valley's north and northwest terminus merges into the Mud Spring Wash–Rush Lake region at the southwest of the Black Mountains (Utah), (and the southeast perimeter of the Escalante Desert); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escalante Valley
Escalante may refer to: People *Amat Escalante (born 1979), Mexican filmmaker *Bernardino de Escalante (born 1537), 16th-century Spanish writer, author of one of the first European books on China *Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player *Francis García Escalante, Mexican transvestite who has become a famous actor *Gonzalo Escalante (born 1993), Argentine footballer *Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), Bolivian former mathematics teacher *Joe Escalante (born 1963), American musician *Jorge Volpi (born 1968), Mexican writer *José Escalante (born 1995), Honduran footballer *Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, Spanish padre and explorer in North America Places United States *''The Escalante'', a hotel in Ash Fork, Arizona *Escalante, Utah *Escalante Butte, of Eastern Grand Canyon *Escalante Desert, Utah *Escalante River, Utah *Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah **Escalante National Monument, Utah Elsewhere *Escalante Department, an administrative distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Range
The House Range is a north-south trending mountain range in Millard County, of west-central Utah. The House Range was named in 1859 by James H. Simpson. It was named by Simpson because "...of its well-defined stratification and the resemblance of portions of its outline to domes, minarets, houses, and other structures." Geography The House Range is bounded by Tule Valley to the west, Whirlwind Valley and Sevier Desert to the east, and trends with the Fish Springs Range to the north. The range has three notable passes: Skull Rock Pass (which US Highway 6/US Highway 50 travels through), Marjum Canyon (which the old US Highway 6 travels through), and Sand Pass (which the Weiss Highway passes through). The highest point in the House Range is Swasey Peak, at . Other notable peaks include Notch Peak, a frequent climbing and base-jumping hotspot, and the very square Tatow Knob. It is also known for one of the tallest limestone cliffs in the world, Notch Peak. Geology The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumarole Butte
Fumarole Butte is a shield volcano in central Juab County, Utah, Juab County, Utah, United States. Built during the Quaternary period, it is composed of basaltic andesite. It stands in height and has a diameter of . Under the volcano lies Crater Bench, the result of an eruption of basaltic andesite. To the east of the volcano are a series of hot springs, known as Baker Hot Springs. Background Fumarole Butte is located in the area once dominated by Lake Bonneville, a massive body of water nearly in area. The lake was created more than 800,000 years ago by extensive precipitation and glacier melting, and has dried up and re-emerged at least 28 times since. The cycles have been matched almost exactly to periods of glaciation by drilling and Stratigraphy, stratigraphic studies. Description Fumarole Butte lies north of the Sevier Desert. It is located in the scoria-rich valley of a basaltic lava field, on top of Tertiary-aged structures of Rhyolite, rhyolitic lava. Made of red an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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