Mount Belknap is a mountain
summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
in the
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 ...
of
Utah
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, United States.
Description
Mount Belknap is set in 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 ...
on the boundary that
Beaver County shares with
Piute County.
It ranks as the second-highest peak in the Tushar Mountains,
[ second-highest in each county and 73rd-highest in the state.][ ]Topographic relief
Terrain (), alternatively relief or topographical relief, is the dimension and shape of a given surface of land. In physical geography, terrain is the lay of the land. This is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientati ...
is significant as the summit rises over above Fish Creek in one mile (1.6 km). Mount Belknap is named after William Worth Belknap (1829–1890), the United States Secretary of War
The secretary of war was a member of the President of the United States, U.S. president's United States Cabinet, Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's Presidency of George Washington, administration. A similar position, called either "Sec ...
who served under President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as Commanding General of the United States Army, commanding general, Grant led the Uni ...
.Henry Gannett, ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902, p. 39. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names
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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Mount Belknap is located in a dry summer subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
zone (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
''Dsc'') with cold snowy winters and mild summers.
Gallery
File:Mount Belknap.jpg, South aspect
File:Mount Belknap in Utah.jpg, South aspect
File:Mount Baldy and Mount Belknap.jpg, Mount Baldy (left) and Mount Belknap (right)
File:William W. Belknap Brady-Handy.jpg, William W. Belknap
See also
* List of mountains in Utah
Mountains in Utah are numerous and have varying elevations and prominences.
Kings Peak (Utah), Kings Peak, in the Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County, Utah, is the highest point in the state and has the greatest prominence. It has elevation an ...
References
External links
* Mount Belknap
weather forecast
National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet
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Mountains of Utah
Mountains of Beaver County, Utah
Three-thousanders of the United States
Mountains of Piute County, Utah
Fishlake National Forest