Thousand Lake Mountain

Thousand Lake Mountain

Thousand Lake Mountain from the south near Teasdale
Highest point
Elevation 11,300 ft (3,444.2 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,346 ft (715 m) [2]
Coordinates 38°25′01″N 111°28′45″W / 38.416962833°N 111.479210086°W / 38.416962833; -111.479210086Coordinates: 38°25′01″N 111°28′45″W / 38.416962833°N 111.479210086°W / 38.416962833; -111.479210086 [1]
Geography
Thousand Lake Mountain

Location in Utah

Location Wayne County, Utah, U.S.
Parent range Aquarius Plateau
Topo map USGS Flat Top
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Thousand Lake Mountain is in South-Central Utah, United States, just northwest of Capitol Reef National Park and north of Boulder Mountain. Thousand Lake Mountain is surrounded by several small towns (Loa, Lyman, Fremont, Bicknell, Teasdale, and Torrey). The areas on and around Thousand Lake Mountain are used for farming, camping, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, and fishing. Thousand Lake Mountain is located in the easternmost section of Fishlake National Forest. A section of the Great Western Trail traverses the mountain from north to south. Thousand Lake Mountain is covered in boulders while Boulder Mountain has many lakes. There are several stories supposing to explain the mismatched names, most feasibly a cartographer writing the names he had been given on the wrong hills and not catching the mistake before maps were published.

References

  1. 1 2 "Thousand Lake Mtn". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Thousand Lake Mountain, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

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