Wellsville Mountains
Mountain range in Box Elder and Cache counties in Utah, United States
Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains
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Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains (the United States)
Show map of the United StatesThe Wellsville Mountains is a mountain range in Box Elder and Cache counties in Utah, United States,[2] that is part of the Wasatch Range.
Description
The range separates the Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front (Bear River Valley), as well as form a portion of the border between Box Elder and Cache counties. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.[3]
While only moderately tall, they are particularly narrow. For this reason, it is often claimed they are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North America.[4][5][6] Box Elder (9,372 feet [2,857 m]) and the Wellsville Cone (9,356 feet [2,852 m]) are its two highest peaks. US-89/US-91 traverses Box Elder Canyon, Dry Canyon, and Wellsville Canyon, beginning east of Brigham City as a four-lane highway, curving north then northeast and entering Cache Valley at Wellsville.
The mountains were named for the nearby City of Wellsville.[7]
See also
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