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Mount Watson (Utah)

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is significant as the summit rises 1,700 feet (518 meters) above Middle Fork Weber River in one mile (1.6 km). Access to the mountain is via the
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and hiking. The mountain was so named around 1900, and the toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the
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Lexicon of New Formal Geologic Names of the United States 1981–1985
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007).
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It is situated in the western 191:Mount Watson (the United States) 177: 170: 144: 137: 27: 823:Features of the Uinta Mountains 508:United States Geological Survey 397:, Mount Watson is located in a 345:Mount Watson is set within the 16:Mountain in Utah, United States 415:Geology of the Uinta Mountains 375:U.S. Board on Geographic Names 1: 838:Wasatch-Cache National Forest 833:North American 3000 m summits 778: 735: 395:Köppen climate classification 194:Show map of the United States 49:11,521 ft (3,512 m) 761: 753: 447:"Watson, Mount - 11,521' UT" 353:which are a subrange of the 82:3.53 mi (5.68 km) 854: 110:40.6983670°N 110.9799104°W 59:1,141 ft (348 m) 710: 589:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 552:, October 5, 1932, p. 28. 420:List of mountains in Utah 130: 26: 208:United States of America 115:40.6983670; -110.9799104 748:Middle Fork Weber River 568:Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci 533:Gwendolyn W. Luttrell, 385: 383: 474:"Mount Watson, Utah" 722:West Notch Mountain 580:2007HESS...11.1633P 371:Mirror Lake Highway 106: /  386: 367:Topographic relief 39:Highest point 818:Mountains of Utah 805: 804: 800: 799: 791:Haystack Mountain 399:subarctic climate 337:, United States. 320: 319: 845: 781: 780: 764: 763: 756: 755: 738: 737: 713: 699: 692: 685: 676: 667: 666: 655: 654: 653: 643: 642: 641: 634: 624:weather forecast 610: 609: 591: 574:(5): 1633–1644. 559: 553: 544: 538: 531: 522: 521: 519: 518: 494: 488: 487: 485: 484: 470: 461: 460: 458: 457: 443: 307: 236: 195: 181: 180: 174: 162: 161:Show map of Utah 158:Location in Utah 148: 147: 141: 121: 120: 118: 117: 116: 111: 107: 104: 103: 102: 99: 33:Southeast aspect 31: 19: 853: 852: 848: 847: 846: 844: 843: 842: 808: 807: 806: 801: 765: 706: 703: 673: 661: 651: 649: 639: 637: 629: 619: 614: 613: 561: 560: 556: 545: 541: 532: 525: 516: 514: 496: 495: 491: 482: 480: 472: 471: 464: 455: 453: 451:listsofjohn.com 445: 444: 433: 428: 411: 391: 355:Rocky Mountains 351:Uinta Mountains 343: 305: 245:Rocky Mountains 243: 241:Uinta Mountains 234: 200: 199: 198: 197: 196: 193: 192: 189: 188: 187: 186: 182: 165: 164: 163: 160: 159: 156: 155: 154: 153: 149: 114: 112: 108: 105: 100: 97: 95: 93: 92: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 851: 849: 841: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 810: 809: 803: 802: 798: 797: 792: 789: 785: 784: 782: 775: 772: 771: 766: 751: 749: 745: 744: 739: 732: 729: 728: 726:Notch Mountain 723: 720: 711: 708: 707: 704: 702: 701: 694: 687: 679: 672: 671: 659: 647: 627: 626: 622:Mount Watson: 618: 617:External links 615: 612: 611: 554: 539: 523: 498:"Mount Watson" 489: 478:Peakbagger.com 462: 430: 429: 427: 424: 423: 422: 417: 410: 407: 403:Tundra climate 390: 387: 342: 339: 318: 317: 309: 301: 300: 296: 295: 286: 280: 279: 274: 268: 267: 263: 262: 254: 248: 247: 238: 230: 229: 224: 220: 219: 214: 210: 209: 206: 202: 201: 190: 184: 183: 176: 175: 169: 168: 167: 166: 157: 151: 150: 143: 142: 136: 135: 134: 133: 132: 131: 128: 127: 123: 122: 90: 84: 83: 80: 74: 73: 67: 61: 60: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 850: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 815: 813: 796: 793: 790: 787: 786: 783: 776: 774: 773: 770: 769:Bald Mountain 767: 759: 750: 747: 746: 743: 740: 733: 731: 730: 727: 724: 721: 719: 715: 714: 709: 700: 695: 693: 688: 686: 681: 680: 677: 670: 665: 660: 658: 648: 646: 636: 632: 625: 621: 620: 616: 607: 603: 599: 595: 590: 585: 581: 577: 573: 569: 565: 558: 555: 551: 550: 543: 540: 536: 530: 528: 524: 513: 509: 505: 504: 499: 493: 490: 479: 475: 469: 467: 463: 452: 448: 442: 440: 438: 436: 432: 425: 421: 418: 416: 413: 412: 408: 406: 404: 400: 396: 393:Based on the 388: 382: 378: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 340: 338: 336: 332: 331:Summit County 328: 324: 316: 313: 310: 308: 306:Easiest route 302: 297: 294: 290: 287: 285: 281: 278: 275: 273: 269: 264: 261: 258: 255: 253: 249: 246: 242: 239: 237: 231: 228: 225: 221: 218: 215: 211: 207: 203: 173: 140: 129: 124: 119: 91: 89: 85: 81: 79: 75: 71: 70:Bald Mountain 68: 66: 62: 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 758:Mount Watson 757: 716:Middle Fork 571: 567: 557: 548: 542: 534: 515:. 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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Bald Mountain
Isolation
Coordinates
40°41′54″N 110°58′48″W / 40.6983670°N 110.9799104°W / 40.6983670; -110.9799104
Mount Watson is located in Utah
Mount Watson is located in the United States
Utah
Summit
Parent range
Uinta Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Precambrian
Type of rock
Arenite
Arkose
Easiest route
class 2
hiking
summit
Summit County
Utah
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Uinta Mountains

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