Hayden Peak is a peak on the western edge of the
High Uintas Wilderness in the
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the western
Uinta Mountain Range
Summit County,
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.
Description
The mountain is home to
mountain goats,
pika and many species of wildflowers. The peak is named for
Ferdinand Hayden, an American
geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...
noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
in the late 19th century.
See also
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List of mountains in Utah
References
External links
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Mountains of Utah
Features of the Uinta Mountains
Mountains of Summit County, Utah
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