Willard Peak

Willard Peak (Shoshoni: Sogo goi)[6] is a 9,763-foot elevation (2,976 m) mountain summit located on the common border Box Elder County shares with Weber County in Utah, United States.

Willard Peak
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,763 ft (2,976 m)[1]
Prominence3,243 ft (988 m)[2]
Parent peakDoubletop Mountain (9,873 ft)[3]
Isolation39.7 mi (63.9 km)[3]
Coordinates41°22′58″N 111°58′28″W[4]
Naming
EtymologyWillard Richards
Geography
Willard Peak is located in Utah
Willard Peak
Willard Peak
Location in Utah
Willard Peak is located in the United States
Willard Peak
Willard Peak
Willard Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States of America
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder / Weber
Parent rangeWasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mantua
Geology
Age of rockCambrian[5]
Type of rockSedimentary rock[5]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Description

Willard Peak is situated on the crest of the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it is set on land managed by Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The summit is the highest point in Weber County as well as the Northern Wasatch Range.[2] The town of Willard is four miles to the northwest and Ben Lomond Mountain is 1.5 mile to the southeast. The peak is located at the head of Willard Creek and precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes ultimately drains to Great Salt Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 5,500 feet (1,700 meters) above Willard Bay in four miles.

History

This landform's toponym, which refers to Willard Richards (1804–1854), has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[7][4] The peak was climbed in 1877 by Samuel Escue Tillman and Rogers Birnie of the Hayden Survey and used as a triangulation station.[8] The survey referred to the peak as "Willard's Peak" in an 1879 published report, and "Willard Peak" has appeared in publications since at least 1895.[9] Back then, "Willard's Peak" might have referred to present-day Ben Lomond Mountain.

  • Willard Peak from Ben Lomond Trail
    Willard Peak from Ben Lomond Trail
  • Northwest aspect
    Northwest aspect
  • Southeast aspect
    Southeast aspect
  • Willard Peak from Ben Lomond Trail
    Willard Peak from Ben Lomond Trail
  • Northwest slope of Willard to the right. (summit not visible)
    Northwest slope of Willard to the right. (summit not visible)
  • Willard Peak and Ben Lomond (right)
    Willard Peak and Ben Lomond (right)
  • Willard Peak and Ben Lomond from the south
    Willard Peak and Ben Lomond from the south

See also

References
  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Mantua
  2. "Willard Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  3. "Willard Peak - 9,763' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  4. "Willard Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  5. William T. Parry (2016), Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, FriesenPress, ISBN 9781460284131
  6. "ArcGIS Web Application". mlibgisservices.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. John W. Van Cott (1990), Utah Place Names, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874803457, p. 399
  8. Executive Documents of the House of Representatives, Volume V, Report of the Chief of Engineers, Part III, U.S. Government Printing Office (1879), page 1529.
  9. Henry Gannett (1895), Bulletin 123 - United States Geological Survey, US Government Printing Office, page 138.
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