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Brian Head (mountain)

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Mountain in the American state of Utah

Brian Head
Brian Head Peak and Cedar Breaks
Highest point
Elevation11,312 ft (3,448 m) NAVD 88
Prominence3,747 ft (1,142 m)
ListingUtah county high points 15th
Coordinates37°40′52″N 112°49′52″W / 37.681166033°N 112.831243225°W / 37.681166033; -112.831243225
Geography
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LocationIron County, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeMarkagunt Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Brian Head

Brian Head, at 11,312 feet (3,448 m) high, is the highest peak on the Markagunt Plateau and in Iron County in southwestern Utah, United States. Brian Head Peak is located east of Cedar City and just north of Cedar Breaks National Monument in Dixie National Forest. The town of Brian Head at the western base of the mountain is the location of the Brian Head Ski Resort.

Brian Head has the name of a government surveyor. There is a Forest Service lookout on the peak that was built in 1934–1935, and there is also a road to the summit that can be driven in summer.

  • Summit Summit
  • View from the summit View from the summit
  • View west from the summit View west from the summit
  • Trail on the summit Trail on the summit

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brian 2". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. "Brian Head, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. "Utah County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. "Markagunt Plateau-Zion". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  5. "Brian Head Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  6. Leigh, Rufus Wood (1961). Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press. p. 8.
  7. Staff. "Brian Head Peak Observation". Dixie National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

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