The Canyon Mountains are a long

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...

located in the northeast corner of

Millard County, Utah Millard County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 12,975. Its county seat is Fillmore, and the largest city is Delta. History The Utah Territory legislature created the county ...

; the range is bisected north-south with a southeast border section of

Juab County Juab County ( ) is a county in western Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 11,786. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi. Juab County is part of the Provo– Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statisti ...

. The Canyon Mountains are part of the north section of the

Fishlake National Forest Fishlake National Forest is a United States National Forest, U.S. National Forest located in south central Utah. The namesake for the forest is Fish Lake (Utah), Fish Lake, the largest freshwater mountain lake in the state. Wildlife Animals tha ...

, but the west of the range borders the northeast of the

Sevier Desert The Sevier Desert is a large arid section of central-west Utah, United States, and is located in the southeast of the Great Basin. It is bordered by deserts north, west, and south; its east border is along the mountain range and valley sequences ...

, and the adjacent

Sevier River The Sevier River (pronounced "severe") is a -long river in the Great Basin of southwestern Utah in the United States. Originating west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the river flows north through a chain of high farming valleys and steep canyon ...

Geography

The range is a small

Basin and Range Province The Basin and Range Province is a vast United States physiographic region, physiographic region covering much of the inland Western United States and Northern Mexico, northwestern Mexico. It is defined by unique basin and range topography, charac ...

section of mountains that merge into the smaller

Gilson Mountains The Gilson Mountains are an longUtah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 34-35. almost circular, small mountain range adjacent the north terminus of the Canyon Mountains, (due-north trendline), located in far eastern Juab County, Utah, Juab County, U ...

north traversed by Utah route 132. To the southeast the range merges into the

Pavant Range The Pahvant Range (also Pavant Range) is a mountain range in central Utah, United States, east of Fillmore. Description The range is named for the Pahvant tribe, a branch of the Ute people. The tallest peaks are Pioneer Peak at , Mine Camp Pea ...

also part of the Fishlake National Forest; between the two,

Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the Western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Ca ...

traverses northeast to Scipio and then further to

Nephi, Utah Nephi ( ) is a city in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 6,443 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Juab County. It was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851 as Salt C ...

. The highpoint of the range is

Fool Creek Peak Fool Creek Peak (also known as Fool Peak and Scipio Peak) is a mountain peak in Fishlake National Forest in the state of Utah in the United States. At 9,719 feet high, it's the highest peak in the Canyon Mountains The Canyon Mountains are a lo ...

, at ,Utah, DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 34. lying on the two county borders, but slightly east of the range's center (1.5 mi).

North range terminus: Sevier River

The

enters the northeast

at the northeast, then north of the range, with the south border of the

. The Sevier River makes its final exit from the mountains, and valleys associated with the western flank of the Wasatch Ranges, as well as the Wasatch and

Sevier Plateau Sevier also refer to: * Sevier, Utah, an unincorporated community in southwestern Sevier County, Utah * Sevier County, Tennessee * Sevier County, Utah * Sevier County, Arkansas * Sevier River, an endorheic system in Utah * Sevier orogeny The S ...

s. The massif of the Pavant-

Tushar Mountains The Tushar Mountains are the third-highest mountain range in Utah after the Uinta Mountains and the La Sal Range. Located in the Fishlake National Forest, Delano Peak, 12,174 ft (3,711 m) NAVD 88, is the highest point in both Beaver County ...

are south; the river flows north along the east flanks, then north-northeast along the east flank of the

Valley Mountains The Valley Mountains are a Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 34-35, 42-43. mountain range located on the southwest border of Sanpete County, Utah, United States, with the northeast border of Millard County. The north of the range is in Juab Co ...

, then northwest along the north of Little Valley, then northwest, then due-west past the Gilson and Canyon Mountains into the Sevier Desert. The river turns southwest to Leamington, then

Delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...

, then due-west towards the west Sevier Desert.

References

External links

Fool Creek Peak, mountainsmounts.com (coordinates)
Fishlake National Forest Mountain ranges of Millard County, Utah Mountain ranges of Juab County, Utah Mountain ranges of the Great Basin Mountain ranges of Utah {{Utah-geo-stub

Geography

North range terminus: Sevier River

See also

References

External links