Wildcat Mountain (Utah)

Wildcat Mountain is a peak in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah.[1][2] Approximately 52 miles west of Tooele and 17 miles south of I-80, the mountain is just over 5,200 feet high and once played host to a Cold War–era bombing target field at its southeastern foot.[3][4]

Wildcat Mountain is the only significant promontory in the historic Wendover range, what was part of the Wendover Air Force Base.[5] During a study in 1978, feral horses and prairie falcons were found at the site.[5]

40°28′41″N 113°17′50″W / 40.4780°N 113.2972°W / 40.4780; -113.2972

  1. ^ Massey, Peter; Wilson, Jeanne (February 2007). Utah Trails Northern Region. Adler Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-930193-30-7.
  2. ^ Interim Geologic Map of Dugway Proving Ground and Adjacent Areas, Parts of the Wildcat Mountain, Rush Valley, and Fish Springs 30' x 60' Quadrangles, Tooele County, Utah (Year 2 of 2) by Donald L. Clark (Utah Geological Survey, P.O. Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100), Charles G. Oviatt (Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201), and David Page (Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512) Published 2008
  3. ^ Docket No. 72-22 : ASLBP No. 97-732-02-ISFSI : Deposition Of: BRONSON W. HAWLEY In the Matter of PRIVATE FUEL STORAGE L.L.C. (Private Fuel Storage Facility) Published by the United States of America Nuclear Regulatory Commission Original date of Publication: May 11, 1999 Accessed: November 12, 2024
  4. ^ Final Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program Environmental Assessment / Overseas Environmental Assessment U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico Volume 1 April 2021
  5. ^ a b Fisher, Mary (May 1978). "A Survey of Plants and Animals of Hill and Wendover Bombing Ranges, Western Utah". All Graduate Plan B and Other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023: 16, 29, 34. doi:10.26076/3bc3-1eef.