Mount Agassiz (Utah)

This article is about the mountain in Utah, For other geographic features with this name, see Agassiz.

Mount Agassiz
The West side of Mount Agassiz as seen from Bald Mountain
Elevation	12,428 ft (3,788 m) [1]
Prominence	1,018 ft (310 m) [1]
Location
Location	Duchesne / Summit counties, Utah, USA
Range	Uinta Mountains
Coordinates	40°42′40″N 110°49′25″W / 40.7110572°N 110.8235030°W / 40.7110572; -110.8235030Coordinates: 40°42′40″N 110°49′25″W / 40.7110572°N 110.8235030°W / 40.7110572; -110.8235030[2]
Topo map	USGS Hayden Peak

Mount Agassiz is a peak in the Uinta Mountain Range. Its elevation is 12,248 feet. It is named after Louis Agassiz,^[3] a well-known paleontologist, glaciologist and geologist.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Agassiz, Utah". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5482. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
2. ^ "Mount Agassiz". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1425054. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
3. ^ "What Utah mountain range honors prominent geoscientists of the 19th century and who were they?". Utah Geological Survey. Utah Department of Natural Resource. http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/gladasked/gladuinta_names.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 

External links

• USGS. Hayden Peak quadrangle, Utah (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://www.topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=70336. Retrieved 2009-01-24.