Bountiful Peak is a mountain
summit
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located in
Davis County,
Utah
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, United States.
Description
Bountiful Peak is situated in the
Wasatch Range
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which is a subset of the
Rocky Mountains
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, and it is set on land managed by
Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The community of
Bountiful is six miles to the south-southwest and
Farmington
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is four miles to the northwest. Precipitation
runoff
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from the mountain's slopes ultimately drains to
Great Salt Lake.
Topographic relief
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is significant as the summit rises over above
Interstate 15
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in four miles. Skyline Drive and the
Great Western Trail traverse the peak, providing an approach option. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Names and is named in association with the nearby town, which in turn refers to
Bountiful in the Book of Mormon.
On November 4, 1940,
United Airlines
United Airlines, Inc. (commonly referred to as United), is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois. Flight 16 struck Bountiful Peak due to navigational equipment failure while on an Oakland-Salt Lake City passenger service, killing all 10 on board.
See also
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List of mountain peaks of Utah
References
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External links
*Bountiful Peak
weather forecastNational Geodetic Survey Data Sheet
Mountains of Utah
Mountains of Davis County, Utah
North American 2000 m summits
Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Wasatch Range