Brian Head Peak

Brian Head Peak

Brian Head Peak and Cedar Breaks
Highest point
Elevation 11,307 ft (3,446 m) [1]
Prominence 3,747 ft (1,142 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°40′52″N 112°49′53″W / 37.6810885°N 112.8313316°W / 37.6810885; -112.8313316Coordinates: 37°40′52″N 112°49′53″W / 37.6810885°N 112.8313316°W / 37.6810885; -112.8313316 [2]
Geography
Brian Head Peak

Iron County, Utah, U.S.

Parent range Markagunt Plateau
Topo map USGS Brian Head

Brian Head Peak, at 11,307 feet (3,446 m) high is the highest peak on the Markagunt Plateau and in Iron County in southwestern Utah.[3] Brian Head Peak is located east of Cedar City and just north of Cedar Breaks National Monument in Dixie National Forest.[4] The town of Brian Head at the western base of the mountain is the location of the Brian Head Ski Resort.

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.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brian Head, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Brian Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ "Markagunt Plateau-Zion". Peakbagger. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brian Head Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Brian Head Peak Observation". Dixie National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 27 May 2012.


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