Mount Belknap

Description:

Plate 163 MOUNT BELKNAP: 1924 - 1999 Mount Belknap is the prominent peak at 12,137 ft. elevation. Some of the spruce (Picea sp. ) mats have changed shape and there are a few new “cat” trails associated with mining activity, but otherwise little appears to have changed at this high elevation site.

Photo Information:

1924 photo #192538 taken by the U.S. Forest Service; 1999 photo taken by Kay #4508-6 on Sept. 8. Forest Service photo [2310-Fishlake-20] held by the Forest Service Regional Office Photographic Collection housed at Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT

Vegetative Community:

Conifer

South Central: Tushar Mountains, Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Ranger District; T28S, R5W, Sect. 11, UTM 4251200 N, 377600 E; elevation 11,160 ft., viewed to northwest.