Provo Peak

Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 111°33′24″W / 40.2444014°N 111.5565814°W / 40.2444014; -111.5565814
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Provo Peak
Provo Peak from atop Y Mountain, May 2007
Highest point
Elevation11,068 ft (3,374 m)[1][2]
Prominence3,442 ft (1,049 m)[3]
Coordinates40°14′40″N 111°33′24″W / 40.2444014°N 111.5565814°W / 40.2444014; -111.5565814
Geography
Provo Peak is located in Utah
Provo Peak
Provo Peak
Location within the State of Utah
LocationProvo, Utah
United States
Parent rangeWasatch Range

Provo Peak[1] is a mountain peak located in the Wasatch Range and the Uinta National Forest that is located within the city limits of Provo, Utah, United States.[1][2] The peak has an elevation of 11,068 feet (3,374 m),[1] but a prominence of only 3,442 feet (1,049 m).[3] Although located along the Wasatch Front, it is situated behind (east-southeast) of Y Mountain.[4]

The trapper

CCC workers to reduce the severe erosion caused by overgrazing on the slopes of the peak.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Provo Peak
  2. ^
    Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
    Retrieved 12 Dec 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Provo Peak, Utah". bivouac.com. Retrieved 12 Dec 2017.
  4. ^ Google (12 Dec 2017). "Provo Peak" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 Dec 2017.
  5. ^ Kenison, David (8 Aug 2014). "Provo Peak: The city's hidden namesake". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah: Ogden Newspapers. Retrieved 12 Dec 2017.
  6. ^ "Provo Peak". geology.byu.edu. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University: Department of Geological Sciences. Retrieved 12 Dec 2017.

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