Boulder Mountain (Utah)

Boulder Mountain in Utah, USA makes up half of the Aquarius Plateau of South Central Utah in Wayne and Garfield counties. The mountain rises to the west of Capitol Reef National Park and consists of steep slopes and cliffs with over 50,000 acres (200 km²) of rolling forest and meadowlands on the top.[3] The mountain has a nearly flat summit of roughly 70 square miles.[4] The mountain is the highest timbered plateau in North America and is part of the Dixie National Forest.

Boulder Mountain
Boulder Mountain from the west alongside Route 24
Highest point
Elevation11,317 ft (3,449 m) Bluebell Knoll
ProminenceOutdoor Recreation
ListingUtah county high points 1st[1]
Coordinates38°07′30″N 111°30′03″W [2]
Geography
Boulder Mountain
Location in Utah
LocationWayne / Garfield counties, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeAquarius Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Blind Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeHighway 12

See also

References
  1. "Utah County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. "Boulder Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  3. "Boulder Mountain - Basic Fishing, Hiking and Camping Information". Utahoutdoors.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-21.
  4. Flint, F. Richard, & Denny S., Charles.Quaternary Geology of Boulder Mountain.United States Government Printing Office. Washington.(1958). Retrieved April 21, 2018 from https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1061d/report.pdf
  5. BLM RAMP.Canyones of Escalante:History of Boulder, Utah.(1990). Retrieved April 21, 2018 from http://boulderutah.com/history-of-boulder-utah/
  6. Hell's Backbone Road. Utah.com.(2018). Retrieved April 20, 2018 from https://utah.com/grand-staircase-escalante/hells-backbone.
  7. Fishing Boulder Mountain:A Utah Blue Ribbon Fishing Destination. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.(2015). Retrieved April 20, 2018 from https://wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/b-mtn.pdf.
  8. Fishing Boulder Mountain:A Utah Blue Ribbon Fishing Destination. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.p.1.(2015). Retrieved April 20, 2018 from https://wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/b-mtn.pdf.
  9. Fishing Boulder Mountain:A Utah Blue Ribbon Fishing Destination. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.(2015). Retrieved April 20, 2018 from https://wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/b-mtn.pdf
  10. "Potentilla angelliae". The Nature Conservancy.
  11. Sanjuan, J., & Eaton, J. G. (2017). Charophyte flora from the Claron Formation (Aquarius Plateau, Southwestern Utah) - biostratigraphic implications. Micropaleontology, 62(4), 323-330.
  12. https://4ad.com/forewords/searchingforheaven/, Retrieved May 5, 2019

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