Star Range

Star Range
A map of Utah showing the location of the Star Range
A map of Utah showing the location of the Star Range
Star Range
Highest point
PeakTopache Peak
Elevation6,880 ft (2,100 m)
Coordinates38°20′02″N 113°09′13″W / 38.333889°N 113.153611°W / 38.333889; -113.153611
Dimensions
Length8 mi (13 km) SW x NE
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBeaver
SettlementMilford
Borders onSan Francisco Mountains-NW
Beaver Lake Mountains-N
Milford & Milford Valley-E
Mineral Mountains-E
Escalante Desert-SE, S & SW

The Star Range is an 8-mile (12 km) long,[1] small mountain range located in central Beaver County, Utah. The range is "star"-shaped as small ridges end at peaks, like fingers of a hand. Another adjacent range sequence southwest, the Shauntie Hills has other fingers of the star-shape.

Both ranges slope north towards flatlands south of the Sevier Lake region, (southwest Sevier Desert), and San Francisco Mountains. The south flank of the Star Range lies at the northeast perimeter of the Escalante Desert; Milford Valley, the site of Milford and a north-flowing stretch of the Beaver River (Sevier River), lies adjacent, and east of the range, a narrowing valley stretch with the Mineral Mountains bordering to the east.

  1. ^ Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 41, 49.