Ben Lomond, just north of Ogden, Utah, is a

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in the northern portion of the

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. A popular

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passes over its summit (elevation ), accessible from four different

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s to the north, south, and east. It is often referred to by locals as Ben Lomond Peak, Mt. Ben Lomond, and Ben Lomond Mountain. The usage Mount Ben Lomond is technically a redundancy as the prefix Ben, which is found in front of many Scottish mountains including Ben Lomond after which this mountain was named, actually means mount - Scottish mountains whose name begins Ben are never preceded by Mount. The USGS has it labeled as Ben Lomond on maps. Ben Lomond stands out along the

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because the mountain range appears to run east and west along the Wasatch Range, while most mountains appear to run south and north. Two miles northwest of Ben Lomond is Willard Peak, with an elevation of . Northwest of Willard Peak is Inspiration Point. A

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travels from Mantua, Utah to Inspiration Point. The road is usually not passable until July due to deep

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that resists melting due to the area's northern exposure. Atop Inspiration Point on a clear day, one can see

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to the south, Willard Bay and the Great Salt Lake to the west, and the city of Logan, Utah to the northeast. From Inspiration Peak one can hike or bike to the summit of Ben Lomond, and then continue east to a trailhead on North Ogden Pass. The trail is listed as one of the top mountain bike rides in Utah. The distance from the North Ogden trailhead to the summit of Ben Lomond is approximately . Ben Lomond was named after the mountain

Ben Lomond Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Mountain'), , is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Me ...

in the

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. Mary Wilson Montgomery, an early

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, thought the mountain range resembled the

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. According to some sources, the Paramount Pictures logo, known as Majestic Mountain, was modeled after Ben Lomond. It is said that William W. Hodkinson, the co-founder of Paramount and a native of the Ogden area, initially drew the image on a napkin during a meeting in 1914.

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* {{cite summitpost , id=152185 , name=Ben Lomond Mountains of Utah Mountains of Weber County, Utah Wasatch Range