Stansbury Mountains
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The Stansbury Mountains are a rugged, north–south trending mountain range in northwestern Utah, known for their prominent peaks and scenic views over the Great Salt Lake.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deseret Peak | 0 |
| Deseret Peak Wilderness | 0 |
| Howard Stansbury | 0 |
| South Willow Canyon | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ person ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| closestLargeWaterBody | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
South Willow Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stansbury Island foothills (informal association) ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea | Deseret Peak Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
12010 ft
ⓘ
3662 m ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range fault-block mountains ⓘ |
| hasVegetationZones |
montane conifer forest
ⓘ
pinyon–juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Deseret Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent peaks
ⓘ
scenic views over the Great Salt Lake ⓘ survey of the Great Salt Lake region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tooele County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tooele County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Utah ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| managedInPartBy | U.S. Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Howard Stansbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Tooele, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army topographical engineer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| overlooks | Great Salt Lake Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Stansbury Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Stansbury Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Stansbury Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeLengthApprox | about 28 miles ⓘ |
| rangeTrend | north–south trending ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ hiking ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Oquirrh Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFromBy | Tooele Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateProtectedAreasNearby | Stansbury Park area (community near foothills) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.