East Tintic Mountains
| East Tintic Mountains | |
|---|---|
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NE flank of range & Utah Lake from Provo "County Line Ridge" and peaks (overlooking Utah Valley, & Goshen Valley, West Mountain (Utah) at photo left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Boulter Peak |
| Elevation | 8,308 ft (2,532 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°00′13″N 112°11′50″W / 40.0036°N 112.1972°WCoordinates: 40°00′13″N 112°11′50″W / 40.0036°N 112.1972°W |
| Geography | |
  East Tintic Mountains East Tintic Range | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Valleys (bordering) |
((southwest)-Utah Valley) (southwest)-Goshen Valley (southeast)-Rush Valley (southwest)-Cedar Valley |
| Counties | Utah, Juab and Tooele |
| Settlement | Eureka, Utah |
| Topo map |
USGS Boulter Peak, Allens Ranch, Tintic Junction, Eureka, Tintic Mountain and Furner Ridge 7.5 minute maps |
The East Tintic Mountains are a mountain range in central Utah on the east margin of the Great Basin just west of the Wasatch front about 50 miles (80 km) south-southeast of Salt Lake City. The community of Eureka is an old mining town near the center of the range. U.S. Route 6 Passes through the central part of the range and through Eureka.
The Tintic Mining District is located in the central part of the range. The district was an important producer of silver, gold and base metals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
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- ↑ Shepard, W. M., H. t. Morris and D. R. Cook, Geology and Ore Deposits of the East Tintic Mining District, Utah, in Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, John D. Ridge, editor, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1968, pp 941-965
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