Deep Creek Mountains







































Deep Creek Mountains

DeepCreeksSnow.JPG
Deep Creeks covered in snow

Highest point
Peak Ibapah Peak
Elevation 12,087 ft (3,684 m)
Geography



The Deep Creek mountain range, Utah, location.
The Deep Creek mountain range, Utah, location.


The Deep Creek mountain range in Utah


Country United States
State Utah
Range coordinates
39°50′42″N 113°54′40″W / 39.845°N 113.911°W / 39.845; -113.911Coordinates: 39°50′42″N 113°54′40″W / 39.845°N 113.911°W / 39.845; -113.911
Parent range Rocky Mountains
Geology
Type of rock granite

The Deep Creek Mountains, officially the Deep Creek Range (Goshute: Pi'a-roi-ya-bi)[1], are a mountain range in the Great Basin located in extreme western Tooele County and Juab County, Utah, in the western United States.[2]
The range trends north-south, (with a curl to the west at the southern end, 16% of range in White Pine County, Nevada[3]), and is composed of granite in its central highest portion. The valley to the east is Snake Valley and to the west is Deep Creek Valley. Nearby communities include Callao, Utah to the east and the community of Ibapah and the lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation to the west.


The highest point in the Deep Creek Range is Ibapah Peak, an ultra prominent peak, which rises to 12,087 feet (3,684 m). Other peaks include Haystack Peak at 12,020 feet (3,660 m) and Red Mountain at 11,588 feet (3,532 m). The range is the source of several perennial streams and supports a diverse coniferous forest, with an "island" of alpine tundra on the highest summits. The range has a vertical relief of 7,800 feet (2,400 m) above the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake Desert lying to the northeast and rises about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above the semiarid plains to the west.



References





  1. ^ The University of Utah - Shoshoni Dictionary


  2. ^ "Deep Creek Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Deep Creek Range, Peakbagger




External links


  • Deep Creek Range, peakbagger.com; range area, 84%, Utah, 16% Nevada-(White Pine County)














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