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Show ' SHIT Mlg Interesting Array of Scenic Wonders Throughout the State of Utah. SEVEN. PEAKS MORE THAN 13,000 FEET HIGH Highest One in State Is Mt. Hodges, 13,687 Feet; Not on Any Map. The mountains of Utah form a prominent prom-inent and Interesting feature of the State. Like the mountnlns of all countries, they command attentlo-i both for commercial and sentimental reasons. Thoy are at first the linger boards from which bearings bear-ings arc taken by daring explorers and sturdy pioneers. Later they become the basic landmarks for designating artificial geographical divisions of tho landscape that continues to Increase with :v country's coun-try's growth. They also determine to a large extent the climatic conditions of the country in which they are located In addition 10 bcln; the storehouse where tho greater deposits of tho valuable metals aro found Source of National Pride. They exert a deep and permanent in-lluence in-lluence upon tho characteristics and customs cus-toms of the peoplo who dwell within their vision range. Mountains are a sourco of local and National pride, and they have been tne theme of poets and artists to such an extent that without their Influences Influ-ences pootry and art would have been much less unimportant factors. Mountaineers Devoted to Homes. Mountaineers aro said to be more devoted de-voted to their mountain homes than are the residents of prulrle or desert tracts. They aro strongly attached to their favorite fa-vorite haunts nnd arc so loath to bo driven from them that mountain bravery forms an Important part of military incidents. in-cidents. There lo a fascination and a chnrm attached to mountains. In mountain moun-tain countries clans exist, while nomadic tribes belong to lower altitudes and less niGgcd surfaces. Mountains in Utah. While the mountains of Utah form an Intcrestlg part of tho State's history, It Is not strange that their nomenclature nnd description Is as yet very incomplete when It is rememoered that within the la.st two years there have been discovered within thc borders of the State natural bridges surpassing In magnitude and grandeur anything of the kind heietofore known to exist. "Work of Geological Survey. However, tho United States Government Govern-ment through the geological survey scr-vlco scr-vlco has made extensive researches and expensive reports that furnish a vast amount of valuable Information. Thc reports re-ports show a condition that Is probably not generally realized That Is In the neighborhood of 100 mountain peak3 have been named in the State that have an altitude al-titude of more than 10.000 feet, the highest high-est of them being 13.CS7 feet. Aside from these arc a vast number of the lower altitude al-titude named which if Included would probably bring up the list of peaks 10.000 lect or higher to 150 or more. Omitted From Maps. These surveys and explorations by thc Government have been made at different times, and many of them before the work was systemlzed. us It Is now so that some of tho higher peaks may havo been duplicated and many of the smaller ones may havo been omitted from published maps or lists. As an lnstanc.0 of tho possible discrepancies and omissions, tho published lists of ultltude give Mount Hodges us having an altitude of 13,500 feet, but this peak Is not shown on anj of the available maps and cannot be located lo-cated by any local ofllclals. Where Is Mt. Hodges? This is about thc largest piece of property prop-erty that has ever been lost, straved or stolen lu a civilized countrv. and In comparison com-parison would make any of the numerous lost mines assume diminutive proportions. propor-tions. A mountain reaching nearly three miles vertically above sea level, unless It has changed Its name and Is posing under un-der a nom de plume, ought not to be difficult dif-ficult to find. Mount Hodges, thc largest unlocated peak in Utnh, wns named many years ago by Clarence King of the geological geo-logical survey. "While no reward Is offered of-fered for Its apprehension, word of its whereabouts would doubtless be gladly and thankfully received by the residents of thc State. "We Are Seven." Tho mountain giants of thc State, or those being 13,000 or more feet high, can bay "wo are seven," when .Mount Hodges is included. Tho other six peaks are Mount Gilbert, In Wasatch coutity, tho highest, with an altitude of 13.6S7 feet, Mount Emmons, in the same countv, and also In the Wasatch range, comes" next with a height of 13,024 (eet. Tho third Is Wilson peak, also of Wasatch county, being the banner altitude county of tho State, and Is 13,300 feet high. Lovenla peak, between Wasatch and Summit counties, and In the same neighborhood of tho others mentioned, la 13,250 feet high. Tokewnna peak, entirely belonging belong-ing to Summit county, is measured by an altitude of 13,200 feet. The last and least of the large family is 13.0S0 feet, and Is located far from the others of Its class, being In San Juan county, and belonging to the La Sal mountain range. It Is Mount Pcalc, and by reason of its isolation isola-tion can bo seen for many miles from every direction Other Tall Peaks. Of the peaks between 12.CO0 and 13,000 feet, there are eleven, most of which aro located In the regions of the higher peaks in Summit, Wasatch and Uintah counties. coun-ties. Thc exceptions are; Mount Belknap, in Piute county, with an altitude of 12,-200 12,-200 feet; lbepah mountain, in Tooele county, coun-ty, 12,101 feet high; .Mount Tukuhnikivntz, In San Juan county, 12,001 foot high. Tushar mountain, betwe-en Beaver and Piute counties, 12,156 feet high, nnd Mount Waas, In Grand county, with an altitude of 12.310 feet. Mountains of Third Class. It is not until the mountains of the third class or those between 11,000 and 12,-000 12,-000 feet arc reached that tho names aro encountered that are tho most familiar. Foremost among these Is probably Mount Nebo. near Nephl, In Juab county, which Is only 11.S5S7 feet high, but by reason or Its being separated from the Wasatch range is not only one of the moat sightly mountains in the Suite, but in the entire .country. Its sides are abrupt und they rise nearly 7000 feet from the plateau at Its base In a horizontal distance of probably prob-ably less than two miles. Baldy Peak in Beaver. Baldy peak. In Beaver county. u,73J feet high, can be seen for a long distance and Is a familiar point from many parts of southern Utah. Nearly every mountain moun-tain locality has cither a Mount Baldy or Baldy peak, and Bald mountain, In Summit Sum-mit and Wasatch counties, is "but 30 feet from being 12,000 feet high, but It Is not so noted a point as the peak with a similar name and smaller altitude In Beaver county. Pretty Range of Hills. In this class comes the pretty rango of hills along the Rio Grande Western rond. between Soldier Summit and Ogden, where several peaks arc above 11,000 feet, and many more como within 1C00 feet .lflVk'CX .TJltt Govornmi-nt rwtcartg give 1L- J 100 feet as tlnTbor line or rhc altitude above which trees do not grow in this region, and on the north sides of mountains moun-tains of this height snow remains bv far the greater part of thc year, and "from some of the peaks in Utah snow ncarcely over entirely disappears. Around Soldier summit the range Is approximately 10.-000 10.-000 feet above Eea level. Provo peak. Just cast of Provo, is 11,000 feet high, while Mount TImpanogns, east of American Fork, is 11.970 feet high. Great Mountain Sentinels. On boih sldce of tho mouth of' Little Cottonwood Canyon creek are two pretty mountain sentinels, standing out grandly-alone. grandly-alone. The one to the south Is Lone peak, between Utah and Salt Lake counties, has un altitude of 11.203 foot, and is the one from which snow can be seen nlmost throughout the entire summer from Salt Lake City. The companion mountain to the north Is Twin peak. In Salt Lake county, and lto altitude la ll,sG3 foot. Ogden. Og-den. iicak. In AVeber county. Is but 0ii)2 feet high. ' Unnamed Peak-Between Peak-Between Mill creek and Parley's canyon, can-yon, south and east of Salt Lake, but several sev-eral miles farther to the oast, is an unnamed un-named peak 10.000 feet high. Tho same altitude is reached where corner Salt Lako, Davis nnd Summit counties, northeast north-east of Salt Lake City, and the same condition con-dition prevails at the corner of Waautch, Summit ant! Salt Lake counties. The altitude of tho Great Salt Lake Is 1218 feet and that of West mountain, on the western boundary of Salt Lake county, coun-ty, li'tV?. On1 cb rjmce. lz about fc0 |