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Mountain in Utah, United States
Mount Brigham
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation11,770 ft (3,587 m)
Prominence532 ft (162 m)
Parent peakDelano Peak
Isolation1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Coordinates38°23′07″N 112°20′09″W / 38.3852054°N 112.3358489°W / 38.3852054; -112.3358489
Naming
EtymologyRobert "Brigham" Yount
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyPiute
Protected areaFishlake National Forest
Parent rangeTushar Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Brigham
Geology
Rock ageMiocene to Oligocene
Rock typeTuff

Mount Brigham is an 11,770-foot-elevation (3,587-meter) mountain summit in Piute County, Utah, United States.

Description

Mount Brigham is part of the Tushar Mountains and it is set in Fishlake National Forest. It ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the Tushar Mountains, seventh-highest in the county and 102nd-highest in the state. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Sevier River via Twomile Creek, Pine Creek, and Cottonwood Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,770 feet (1,149 meters) above Pine Creek in 1.75 miles (2.8 km). Mount Brigham is named after Robert Yount, nicknamed "Brigham" or "Brig", who prospected in the vicinity of this peak in the 1880s. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1979 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. There are mining claims, a road, and a communications tower on the mountain. The mountain is composed of Miocene Delano Peak Tuff overlaying Oligocene Three Creeks Tuff.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Brigham is located in a dry summer subarctic climate zone (Köppen Dsc) with cold snowy winters and mild summers.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brigham, Mount - 11,770' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ "Mount Brigham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ "Mount Brigham, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names, University of Utah Press, 1990, ISBN 9780874803457, p. 260.
  5. Geologic Map of the Deer Trail Mountain-Alunite Ridge Mining Area, West-Central Utah, Charles G. Cunningham, USGS, 1979.
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

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Places adjacent to Mount Brigham
Mount Belknap Pine Creek Twomile Creek
Mount Baldy Mount Brigham Edna Peak
Delano Peak Cottonwood Creek South Edna Peak
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