Knowledge

San Francisco Mountains (Utah)

Source 📝

197: 161: 190: 154: 585: 36: 435: 372:
The range is linear, with a high peaks section in the southwest; the northeast lower elevation foothills merge into the Cricket Mountains. A smaller, almost circular mountain sub-range is attached on the southeast, the
88: 396:
A ridgeline of the range occurs in the south, and is slightly west of center; and south of the range's center and on the ridgeline is the range highpoint,
650: 386: 645: 189: 655: 486: 153: 626: 544: 404: 477: 389:
and enters the desert region east of the mountain ranges. (When flowing above ground, the river intersects with the
660: 294: 482: 448: 472: 665: 453: 81: 619: 600: 500: 347: 612: 374: 302: 331: 258: 8: 537:
Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation
382: 327: 314: 298: 254: 43: 20: 361:
which both have the same northeasterly trendline. The region is in the southwest of the
397: 366: 244: 592: 550: 540: 408: 343: 290: 416: 596: 570: 352: 282: 268: 49: 639: 554: 378: 362: 350:, southwest by northeast lineage. Both ranges form the eastern border of the 306: 103: 90: 420: 390: 272: 440: 412: 358: 286: 326:
are a 20-mile-long (32 km) mountain range located in north‑central
310: 584: 35: 19:
For the Arizona mountain region often known by the same name, see
71: 234: 174: 539:. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 328. 430: 403:
The mountains derive their name indirectly from the
173:Location of the San Francisco Mountains within the 501:"MyTopo Maps - San Francisco Mountains, Utah, USA" 393:, to the north, and before entering Sevier Lake.) 637: 342:The range is connected in the northeast to the 330:, United States that extend into central-south 196: 160: 525:Utah, DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 40-41. 620: 209:San Francisco Mountains (the United States) 627: 613: 534: 487:United States Department of the Interior 377:, which is also adjacent to the town of 651:Mountain ranges of Millard County, Utah 646:Mountain ranges of Beaver County, Utah 638: 571:Frisco Peak, summitpost (coordinates) 579: 478:Geographic Names Information System 128:20 mi (32 km) SW x NE 13: 656:Mountain ranges of the Great Basin 14: 677: 591:This article about a location in 564: 583: 433: 195: 188: 159: 152: 40:SW flank of Frisco Peak, 9660 ft 34: 483:United States Geological Survey 449:List of mountain ranges of Utah 528: 519: 493: 465: 405:Domínguez–Escalante expedition 337: 1: 459: 454:Willard L. Eccles Observatory 400:, 9,660 feet (2,940 m). 212:Show map of the United States 599:. You can help Knowledge by 76:9,660 ft (2,940 m) 7: 426: 10: 682: 578: 535:Van Cott, John W. (1990). 18: 473:"San Francisco Mountains" 278: 264: 250: 240: 230: 222: 145: 140: 132: 124: 119: 80: 70: 62: 57: 33: 28: 661:Mountain ranges of Utah 409:Saint Francis of Assisi 324:San Francisco Mountains 203:San Francisco Mountains 167:San Francisco Mountains 29:San Francisco Mountains 16:American mountain range 411:is the founder of the 136:8 mi (13 km) 375:Beaver Lake Mountains 303:Beaver Lake Mountains 104:38.52030°N 113.2876°W 666:Utah geography stubs 507:. Trimble Navigation 385:flows north through 365:, and the southwest 357:and the usually dry 328:Beaver County, Utah 315:Utah State Route 21 109:38.52030; -113.2876 100: /  21:San Francisco Peaks 367:Great Basin Desert 245:Great Basin Desert 58:Highest point 46:-(6 mi to SW) 608: 607: 546:978-0-87480-345-7 344:Cricket Mountains 320: 319: 291:Cricket Mountains 673: 629: 622: 615: 587: 580: 559: 558: 532: 526: 523: 517: 516: 514: 512: 497: 491: 490: 469: 443: 438: 437: 436: 413:Franciscan Order 213: 199: 198: 192: 180: 179:Show map of Utah 163: 162: 156: 115: 114: 112: 111: 110: 105: 101: 98: 97: 96: 93: 38: 26: 25: 681: 680: 676: 675: 674: 672: 671: 670: 636: 635: 634: 633: 576: 567: 562: 547: 533: 529: 524: 520: 510: 508: 499: 498: 494: 471: 470: 466: 462: 439: 434: 432: 429: 417:Catholic Church 348:Basin and Range 340: 218: 217: 216: 215: 214: 211: 210: 207: 206: 205: 204: 200: 183: 182: 181: 178: 177: 171: 170: 169: 168: 164: 108: 106: 102: 99: 94: 91: 89: 87: 86: 53: 47: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 679: 669: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 632: 631: 624: 617: 609: 606: 605: 588: 574: 573: 566: 565:External links 563: 561: 560: 545: 527: 518: 492: 463: 461: 458: 457: 456: 451: 445: 444: 428: 425: 387:Milford Valley 353:Wah Wah Valley 346:with the same 339: 336: 332:Millard County 318: 317: 283:Wah Wah Valley 280: 276: 275: 266: 262: 261: 252: 248: 247: 242: 238: 237: 232: 228: 227: 224: 220: 219: 208: 202: 201: 194: 193: 187: 186: 185: 184: 172: 166: 165: 158: 157: 151: 150: 149: 148: 147: 146: 143: 142: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 117: 116: 84: 78: 77: 74: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 55: 54: 50:Wah Wah Valley 39: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 678: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 643: 641: 630: 625: 623: 618: 616: 611: 610: 604: 602: 598: 594: 589: 586: 582: 581: 577: 572: 569: 568: 556: 552: 548: 542: 538: 531: 522: 506: 502: 496: 488: 484: 480: 479: 474: 468: 464: 455: 452: 450: 447: 446: 442: 431: 424: 423:of wildlife. 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 401: 399: 394: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 370: 368: 364: 363:Sevier Desert 360: 356: 354: 349: 345: 335: 333: 329: 325: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 281: 277: 274: 270: 267: 263: 260: 256: 253: 249: 246: 243: 239: 236: 233: 229: 226:United States 225: 221: 191: 176: 175:State of Utah 155: 144: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 118: 113: 85: 83: 79: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 51: 45: 44:Utah Route 21 37: 32: 27: 22: 601:expanding it 590: 575: 536: 530: 521: 509:. Retrieved 504: 495: 476: 467: 421:patron saint 402: 395: 391:Sevier River 383:Beaver River 371: 351: 341: 323: 321: 299:Beaver River 441:Utah portal 398:Frisco Peak 359:Sevier Lake 338:Description 287:Sevier Lake 265:Communities 107: / 95:113°17′15″W 82:Coordinates 66:Frisco Peak 640:Categories 505:mytopo.com 460:References 311:Star Range 295:Black Rock 279:Borders on 120:Dimensions 92:38°31′13″N 42:View from 555:797284427 407:of 1776. 141:Geography 72:Elevation 427:See also 419:and the 269:Newhouse 251:Counties 503:(Map). 415:of the 379:Milford 355:Hardpan 307:Milford 259:Millard 223:Country 553:  543:  511:16 Feb 381:; the 273:Frisco 255:Beaver 241:Region 125:Length 595:is a 231:State 133:Width 597:stub 593:Utah 551:OCLC 541:ISBN 513:2018 322:The 313:and 271:and 257:and 235:Utah 63:Peak 48:(SE 642:: 549:. 485:, 481:. 475:. 369:. 334:. 309:, 305:, 301:, 297:, 293:, 289:, 285:, 628:e 621:t 614:v 603:. 557:. 515:. 489:. 52:) 23:.

Index

San Francisco Peaks

Utah Route 21
Wah Wah Valley
Elevation
Coordinates
38°31′13″N 113°17′15″W / 38.52030°N 113.2876°W / 38.52030; -113.2876
San Francisco Mountains is located in Utah
State of Utah
San Francisco Mountains is located in the United States
Utah
Great Basin Desert
Beaver
Millard
Newhouse
Frisco
Wah Wah Valley
Sevier Lake
Cricket Mountains
Black Rock
Beaver River
Beaver Lake Mountains
Milford
Star Range
Utah State Route 21
Beaver County, Utah
Millard County
Cricket Mountains
Basin and Range
Wah Wah Valley

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.