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On Target mountain peaks in Utah

Following is an alphabetical listing of the peaks in various areas of the western United States which can be selected for signaling by our scouting units. If you desire more information about any of the mountains, go to the “Descriptions of the various mountains” section listed on the main menu page. If you plan to hike one of these mountains, let me know so that I can update my listing. Contact me at [email protected]. There is also a list of those peaks that HAVE been selected by units participating in 2013.

In 2013, we will be celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the close association of the Boy Scouts of America with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our On Target event will highlight this celebration. Our signaling will focus on the temples located in our areas. I am spearheading the effort in Utah County, and we will have scouting and church dignitaries stationed near the four temple sites in Utah County (Mount Timpanogos Temple, Provo Temple, Provo City Center Temple, and the Payson Temple). There will be scouts, leaders, and a ham operator at each temple site to receive and send the mirror signals from those of us on the peaks. A dignitary at one of the temple sites will share a message with all of us on the peaks via ham radio. Be sure to pick a peak which will give you a view of at least one of the temples. I am hoping that other leaders will step forward in other valleys to coordinate this “Temple To Peak” celebration.

Mountain peaks in Northwest Utah which can be selected by participating units for 2013:

American Fork Twin Peaks (the tallest peak in Salt Lake County which towers over Snowbird ski resort)
Bald Mountain (located southeast of Santaquin, south of Santaquin Canyon)
Baldy (Mount Baldy, located above Snowbird ski resort in the Lone Peak range of mountains)
Big Baldy (located right in front of Mount Timpanogos)
Big Horn Mountain (prominent peak just east of Lone Peak in the Lone Peak Wilderness area)
Big Provo Cirque (the southern-most lofty peak south of Mount Timpanogos but in the Timpanogos chain of peaks)
Bismark Peak (an inviting peak west of the southern tip of Utah Lake in the East Tintic mountains)
Black Crook Peak (a 9500 foot peak in the Sheeprock Mountains, west of Goshen, Eureka, and Genola)
Box Elder Peak (the imposing mountain that overlooks Alpine, Utah from the east)
Box Elder South (this peak sits between Box Elder Peak and American Fork Canyon)
Box Elder Peak (a prominent peak in the Brigham City area in northern Utah)
Buffalo Peak (a prominence just north and slightly west of Squaw Peak)
Butterfield Peak (the peak which overlooks Kennecott Copper Mine, in the Oquirrh range)
Camel Pass (near the mouth of Hobble Creek canyon, north of the canyon)
Cascade Mountain (located between Provo Canyon and Rock Canyon)
Chipman Peak (a spectacular mountain just east of Lake Hardy in the Lone Peak Wilderness area)
Clayton Peak (Mount Majestic, a huge peak which soars over Brighton ski resort)
Clipper Peak (in the Oquirrhs, west of the Kennecott open pit mine)
Deseret Peak (tallest peak in Tooele County!)
Dry Mountain (located east of Santaquin, north of Santaquin Canyon)
Ether Peak (located just south of the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon)
Farnsworth Peak (located in the northern section of the Oquirrh range, west of Salt Lake Valley)
Freedom Peak (located between Provo Peak and Shingle Mill Peak, east of “Y” Mountain)
Glow Worm Peak (located in the East Tintic range of mountains, north of Eureka)
Lewiston Peak (a challenging peak at the southern end of the Oquirrh mountains)
Loafer Mountain [Santaquin Peak] (the peak that soars above Spanish Fork and Elk Ridge)
Lone Peak (the dominant mountain northwest of Alpine, Utah, separating Utah Valley from Great Salt Lake Valley)
Lowe Peak (between Flat Top Mountain and Butterfield Peak in the Oquirrh range)
Maple Flat Mountain (the peak just south of “Y” Mountain)
Mystery Station (this station will be somewhere in Utah County, high or low, who can know?!?!)
Olympus, Mount (popular hiking peak east of Holladay, Utah in the Salt Lake Valley)
Provo Peak (the tall peak east of “Y” Mountain, a challenging but rewarding climb)
Salt Peak (this peak is in central Utah, east of Levan, in the San Pitch Mountains)
Santaquin Peak (the attractive peak just south of Spanish Fork, on Loafer Mountain)
Shingle Mill Peak (the pyramid-shaped peak seen straight east of Rock Canyon)
Spanish Fork Peak (the beautiful mountain southeast of Mapleton)
Thunder Mountain (an 11,000 foot peak east-northeast of Lone Peak in the Lone Peak Wilderness area)
Thurston Peak (the tallest peak in Davis and Morgan counties, east of Kaysville, 9707 feet in elevation)
Timpanogos South (the next major peak south of the tin hut peak on Timpanogos)
Warm Springs Mountain (just south of Goshen, Utah, elevation about 5900 feet)
Wellsville Cone (near Wellsville in northern Utah)
White Baldy (east of Lone Peak, in the vicinity of Pfeifferhorn)
Willard Peak (located east of Ogden, just north of Ben Lomond Peak)

Mountain peaks and valley locations in Northeast Utah (Vernal, Roosevelt, etc.) which can be selected by units for 2013:

Aspen Mountain (southwestern Wyoming)
Currant Creek Peak (located east of Heber City)
Hades Pass (the pass between West Granddaddy Mountain and East Granddaddy Mountain in the western Uinta Mountains)
Hayden Peak (in the Mirror Lake area of the Uintas, by Bald mountain)
Leidy Peak (in the same area as Marsh Peak, near the eastern end of the Uinta range)
Marsh Peak (this peak is near Flaming Gorge Reservoir, near the eastern end of the Uinta Range, 25 miles northwest of Vernal)
Rocky Creek Peak (just east of Moon Lake in the Uinta Mountains)

Mountain peaks in Central Utah (Sanpete County, Fillmore) which can be selected by units for 2013:

Fairview Canyon and Skyline Drive (ridgeline just at the eastern end of Fairview Canyon)
Horseshoe Mountain (famous mountain just east of Mt. Pleasant in Sanpete County)
Mary’s Nipple (at the top of Mayfield Canyon in southern Sanpete County, almost 11,000 feet!)
Mine Camp Peak (the tallest peak in Millard County, southeast of Fillmore)
Skyline Drive (near Fairview, on the way to Camp Shalom)

Mountain peaks in Southwest Utah (St. George, Cedar City, Kanab) which can be selected by units for 2013:

Apex Mountain (near the Apex mines in southcentral Nevada, north of Las Vegas)
Bean Hill (east of Kanarraville)
Belknap, Mount (a 12,000 foot peak in the Beaver/Milford area)
Big Mountain (Enterprise)
Black Mountain (this mountain is in the Beaver area, with a height of about 7,500 feet)
Black Rock Mountain (northern Arizona)
Blow Hard Mountain (east of Cedar City)
Bumblebee Peak (southern Utah)
Burger Peak (Pine Valley)
Circleville Mountain (near Cedar City, 11,333 feet in elevation)
Delano Peak (the highest mountain in Beaver County, 20 miles northeast of Beaver, Utah)
Elephant Butte (east of Kanab near the Paria River)
Firepit Knoll (western part of Zion National Park)
Gooseberry Mesa (located east of Hurricane, Utah)
Hamburger Peak (Enterprise)
Hornet Point (Kolob Reservation)
Iron Mountain (west of Cedar City)
Jackson Peak (Enterprise)
Jarvis Peak (west of St. George)
Little Creek Mountain (Apple Valley)
Lone Tree Mountain (east of Cedar City)
Molly’s Nipple (south of Hurricane)
Mount Bangs (northern Arizona)
Mount Holly (unsure of the location of this peak)
Mount Trumble (northern Arizona)
Pine Springs Knoll (east of Cedar City)
Pryor Knoll (Cedar Mountain)
Red Mountain (Ivins)
Saddle Peak (Pine Valley)
Sand Mountain (west of Hurricane)
Seegmiller Mountain (near Kanarraville in southern Utah)
Shinob Kibe (near Washington)
Smith’s Mesa (southern Utah)
Smithsonian Butte (east of Apple Valley)
Spendlove Knoll (western part of Zion National Park)
Square Mountain (near Cedar Mountain in southwest Utah)
Square Top Mountain (southern Utah, directly west of Veyo and northwest of Gunlock Reservoir)
Stone Cliff (Neil Bennett and his scouts will be signaling from this peak in southern Utah)
Tabernacle Dome (Zion National Park)
Timber Mountain (north of Pine Valley)
Toquerville Overlook (above Toquerville)
Thorley Point (Kolob Reservation)
Varsity Peak (in the Pine Valley area of Washington County in southwestern Utah, also called Signal Mountain, southeast of Pine Valley)
Washington Dome (Washington)
Webb Mountain (near St. George)

Other popular peaks and valley locations in Utah which can be selected by units for 2013:

Bountiful Peak (located east of Bountiful in the Great Salt Lake Council)
Buckley Mountain (located south of Maple Flat Mountain and Slate Canyon)
Flat Top Mountain (located toward the southern end of the Oquirrh range, just north of Lewiston Peak)
Frary Peak (in the middle of Antelope Island, in the middle of the Great Salt Lake)
“G” Mountain (located east of Pleasant Grove, between Grove Canyon and Battle Creek Canyon, with a big “G” on it :o) )
Grandeur Peak (located between Millcreek Canyon and Parleys Canyon east of Salt Lake City)
Lake Mountain (the mountain just west of Utah Lake)
Mahogany Mountain (located in front of Timpanogos and north of Grove Canyon)
Nebo [Mount Nebo] (the highest peak in Utah County, northeast of Nephi, Utah)
Pfeifferhorn (a towering peak 3 miles east of Lone Peak in the Lone Peak Wilderness area, also known as Little Matterhorn Peak)
Potato Hill (the highest point of Traverse Mountain, above Cabellas in Lehi)
Squaw Peak (the rocky prominence north of the mouth of Rock Canyon)
Timpanogos [Mount Timpanogos] (the dominant peak in our valley, east of Pleasant Grove)
West Mountain (the hill at the south end of Utah Lake, near Benjamin)
“Y” Mountain (obviously, the mountain with a block “Y” on it east of Provo)
Brianhead (mountain in the Brianhead ski resort near Cedar City, Utah)
Kolob Peak (this peak is just to the east of the Kolob section of Zions National Park)
Little Creek Peak (southwest Utah)
Red Mountain (north of Ivins, Utah, in Washington County)
Signal Peak (the highest point in Washington County, east of St. George)
Smith’s Mesa (southwest Utah)
Utah Mountain (real name is West Mountain, west of Santa Clara and Ivins in the St. George area)

There are numerous other mountains in our area that could be successfully used for Operation On Target. If you want to use a mountain not listed here, just let me know so that I can put you on our list. Happy signaling!

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