Brian Head | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,312 ft (3,448 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 3,747 ft (1,142 m)[2] |
Listing | Utah county high points 15th[3] |
Coordinates | 37°40′52″N 112°49′52″W / 37.681166033°N 112.831243225°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Iron County, Utah, U.S. |
Parent range | Markagunt Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Brian Head |
Brian Head, at 11,312 feet (3,448 m) high, is the highest peak on the Markagunt Plateau and in Iron County in southwestern Utah, United States.[4] Brian Head Peak is located east of Cedar City and just north of Cedar Breaks National Monument in Dixie National Forest.[5] The town of Brian Head at the western base of the mountain is the location of the Brian Head Ski Resort.
Brian Head has the name of a government surveyor.[6] There is a Forest Service lookout on the peak that was built in 1934–1935, and there is also a road to the summit that can be driven in summer.[7]