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 | |
|---|---|
 Brian Head Peak and Cedar Breaks | |
| 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 | |
  Brian Head Location in Utah | |
| Location | Iron County, Utah, U.S. |
| Parent range | Markagunt Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Brian Head |
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]
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Summit -
View from the summit -
View west from the summit -
Trail on the summit
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Brian 2". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "Brian Head, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "Utah County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "Markagunt Plateau-Zion". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ "Brian Head Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ Leigh, Rufus Wood (1961). Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press. p. 8.
- ^ Staff. "Brian Head Peak Observation". Dixie National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brian Head (mountain).
- "Brian Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Brian Head Peak". SummitPost.org.
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