Mount Agassiz (Utah)

This article is about the mountain in Utah, For other geographic features with this name, see Agassiz.
Mount Agassiz

The West side of Mount Agassiz as seen from Bald Mountain
Elevation 12,428 ft (3,788 m) [1]
Prominence 1,018 ft (310 m) [1]
Location
Location Duchesne / Summit counties, Utah, USA
Range Uinta Mountains
Topo map USGS Hayden Peak

Mount Agassiz is a peak in the Uinta Mountain Range. Its elevation is 12,248 feet. It is named after Louis Agassiz,[2] a well-known paleontologist, glaciologist and geologist.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Agassiz, Utah". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5482. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
  2. ^ "What Utah mountain range honors prominent geoscientists of the 19th century and who were they?". Utah Geological Survey. Utah Department of Natural Resource. http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/gladasked/gladuinta_names.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 

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