The Pahvant Range (also Pavant Range) is a mountain range in central

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, east of Fillmore.

Description

The range is named for the

Pahvant Pahvant (''Pavant, Parant, Pahva-nits'') was a band of Ute people that lived in present-day Utah. Called the "Water People", they fished and hunted waterfowl. They were also farmers and hunter-gatherers. In the 18th century they were known to be ...

tribe, a branch of the

Ute people Ute () are the Indigenous people of the Ute tribe and culture among the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. They had lived in sovereignty in the regions of present-day Utah and Colorado in the Southwestern United States for many centuries un ...

. The tallest peak is Mine Camp Peak at . Most of the land in the Pavant range is part of

Fishlake National Forest Fishlake National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in south central Utah. The namesake for the forest is Fish Lake, the largest freshwater mountain lake in the state. Wildlife Animals that inhabit this forest are elk, shrews, deer, b ...

. Richfield lies in the

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 ...

valley to the southeast of the range and Fillmore lies in the Pavant Valley along the northwest side of the range. The Pavant Range merges into the

Tushar Mountains The Tushar Mountains are the third-highest mountain range in Utah after the Uinta Mountains and the La Sal Range. Located in the Fishlake National Forest, Delano Peak, 12,174 ft (3,711 m) NAVD 88, is the highest point in both Beaver and ...

on the south.

Transportation

Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Cana ...

crosses the extreme north end of the range at Scipio pass, near Scipio.''Delta, Utah,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989

Interstate 70 Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the co ...

crosses at a pass between the Pavant Range and the

to the south.''Richfield, Utah,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980

Meteorite

Iron meteorite Iron meteorites, also known as siderites, or ferrous meteorites, are a type of meteorite that consist overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron that usually consists of two mineral phases: kamacite and taenite. Most iron ...

fragments with a mass of named the Salina Meteorite were found in the Pavant Range in 1908.

References

External links

Utah Forest Alliance - Pavant Range
Fishlake National Forest Mountain ranges of Millard County, Utah Mountain ranges of Sevier County, Utah Mountain ranges of the Great Basin Mountain ranges of Utah {{Utah-geo-stub