Wellsville Mountains
Mountain range in Box Elder and Cache counties in Utah, United States
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The Wellsville Mountains are a mountain range in Box Elder and Cache counties in Utah, United States,[2] that is part of the Wasatch Range.
| 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 mi2 (800 km2) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Nearby City of Wellsville |
| Geography | |
  Wellsville Mountains Location within Utah  Wellsville Mountains Location within the United States | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
| Parent range | Wasatch Range |
Description
The range separates the 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]
