The Wellsville Mountains are located in northern Utah, United States[2] and are often considered part of the Wasatch Mountains.

Wellsville Mountains
The Wellsville Mountains as seen from the air in mid-September. Box Elder peak and the Wellsville cone are both visible, September 2009.
Highest point
Peak	Box Elder Peak[1]
Elevation	9,372 ft (2,857 m)
Coordinates	41°38′08″N 112°00′52″W
Dimensions
Length	28 mi (45 km) N/S
Width	17 mi (27 km) E/W
Area	307 sq mi (800 km2)
Naming
Etymology	Nearby City of Wellsville
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Utah
Parent range	Wasatch Range

Description

The mountains separate Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front (Bear River Valley), as well as form a portion of the border between Box Elder and Cache counties. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.[3]

While only moderately tall, they are particularly narrow. For this reason, it is often claimed they are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North America.[4][5][6] Box Elder (9,372 feet [2,857 m]) and the Wellsville Cone (9,356 feet [2,852 m]) are its two highest peaks. US-89/US-91 traverses Box Elder Canyon, Dry Canyon, and Wellsville Canyon, beginning east of Brigham City as a four-lane highway, curving north then northeast and entering Cache Valley at Wellsville.

The mountains were named for the nearby City of Wellsville.[7]

See also

• List of mountain ranges of Utah
• Wasatch-Cache National Forest

References

External links

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• Photographs of the Wasatch Mountains

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