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located in Juab and Sanpete counties in central

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Description

The range's southwest lies adjacent a north-flowing stretch of the

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, as it transitions north, northwest, west, and then southwest into the

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 ...

. The river traverses around the adjacent mountain ranges of the

Valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

and

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. The range is north-south trending and located between the

Juab Valley The Juab Valley is a long valley located on the eastern edge of Juab County, Utah, United States. Description The valley is in a region of dissected mountain ranges and valleys in the southern Wasatch Front, with the Wasatch Range on the north ...

west and the Sanpete Valley east.

Yuba State Park Yuba State Park is a state park on the Sevier Bridge Reservoir (also known as Yuba Reservoir) in Juab and Sanpete counties in central Utah, United States. Description The park is located approximately south of Nephi. Recreational opportunit ...

is in the south of Juab Valley and borders the range's southwest, on the Sevier River. The San Pitch Mountains are the location of Maple Canyon, which along with adjoining Box Canyon is an internationally famous rock climbing area, due to the composition of the rock walls being a conglomerate, with hundreds of routes of widely varying difficulty.

Mountain peaks

The highpoint of the range is Salt Creek Peak, , located at the north terminus of the range, and close to the Wasatch Range. The center of the range lies between Big Baldy, southeasterly, and Little Red Hill, , at center-northwest.

Access

The west mountain perimeter is traversed by Utah Route 28 through Levan. The east side of the range through Sanpete Valley is traversed by Utah Route 132 and U.S. 89.

References

External links

Big Baldy, anyplaceamerica (coordinates)(range center)
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Description

Mountain peaks

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