Boulder Mountain (Utah)

Boulder Mountain
Boulder Mountain from the west alongside Route 24
Highest point
PeakBluebell Knoll
Elevation11,317 ft (3,449 m)
Prominence2,930 ft (890 m)
ListingUtah county high points (1st)[1]
Coordinates38°07′30″N 111°30′03″W / 38.1249834°N 111.500733°W / 38.1249834; -111.500733[2]
Geography
Boulder Mountain is located in Utah
Boulder Mountain
Boulder Mountain
Location in SE Utah
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Counties
Parent rangeAquarius Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Blind Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeHighway 12

Boulder Mountain (also known as Bluebell Knoll and Boulder Top) in Utah, United States makes up half of the Aquarius Plateau of South Central Utah in Wayne and Garfield counties. The mountain rises to the west of Capitol Reef National Park and consists of steep slopes and cliffs with over 50,000 acres (200 km²) of rolling forest and meadowlands on the top.[3] The mountain has a nearly flat summit of roughly 70 square miles.[4] The mountain is the highest timbered plateau in North America and is part of the Dixie National Forest.

  1. ^ "Utah County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Boulder Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Boulder Mountain - Basic Fishing, Hiking and Camping Information". Utahoutdoors.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Flint, F. Richard, & Denny S., Charles.Quaternary Geology of Boulder Mountain.United States Government Printing Office. Washington.(1958). Retrieved April 21, 2018 from https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1061d/report.pdf