Bull Mountain (Box Elder County, Utah)
{{Short description|Mountain in Box Elder County, Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Bull Mountain
| photo = Locomotivesprings.jpeg
| photo_caption = Bull Mountain and the Raft River Range
| elevation_ft = 9938
| prominence_ft = 3725
| listing = Utah county high points #25{{cite peakbagger|lid=13209|title=Utah County High Points|accessdate=2016-04-24}}
| location = Box Elder County, Utah, U.S.
| range = Raft River Mountains
| map = USA Utah
| map_caption = Location in Utah
| label =
| label_position = bottom
| map_size = 210
| coordinates = {{coord|41.909956|N|113.365914|W|type:mountain_region:US-UT_scale:100000_source:peakbagger|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| topo = USGS Standrod
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = 4-wheel drive road
}}
Bull Mountain, an officially unnamed summit in northern Utah, United States, has an elevation of {{convert|9938|ft|m}}. It is the highest point in the Raft River Mountains and Box Elder County.{{cite peakbagger|pid=3440|name=Bull Mountain, Utah|accessdate=2012-05-10}}
Description
The mountain is located southeast of Yost, west of Snowville and south of Malta, Idaho in the Raft River Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest.{{cite gnis|444714|Raft River Mountains}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/sawtooth|title=Sawtooth National Forest|website=fs.usda.gov|publisher=United States Forest Service|accessdate=2012-05-10}}{{cite summitpost|id=183282|title=Bull Mtn (UT)|accessdate=2012-05-10}}
The northern slopes of Bull Mountain are drained by tributaries of the Raft River, a tributary of the Snake River, and the southern slopes drain into the Great Salt Lake. The peak can be reached via a long trail from the east or a 4-wheel drive road from the west.{{cite web|url=http://www.surgent.net/highpoints/ut/boxelder.html|title=Bull Mountain|website=surgent.net|accessdate=2012-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715023735/http://www.surgent.net/highpoints/ut/boxelder.html|archive-date=2014-07-15|url-status=dead}} The summit is very broad, but views from the mountain can encompass the Albion, Black Pine, and Wasatch mountains.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Bull Mountain 41.9102 N, 113.3654 W, Elevation: {{cvt|9892|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 26.6
|Feb high F = 27.3
|Mar high F = 32.4
|Apr high F = 37.2
|May high F = 46.7
|Jun high F = 57.9
|Jul high F = 68.6
|Aug high F = 67.7
|Sep high F = 58.0
|Oct high F = 44.1
|Nov high F = 32.6
|Dec high F = 25.8
|Jan mean F = 18.9
|Feb mean F = 18.7
|Mar mean F = 23.2
|Apr mean F = 27.5
|May mean F = 36.6
|Jun mean F = 46.7
|Jul mean F = 56.7
|Aug mean F = 56.5
|Sep mean F = 47.5
|Oct mean F = 35.3
|Nov mean F = 24.8
|Dec mean F = 18.4
|Jan low F = 11.1
|Feb low F = 10.1
|Mar low F = 14.0
|Apr low F = 17.9
|May low F = 26.6
|Jun low F = 35.5
|Jul low F = 44.7
|Aug low F = 45.3
|Sep low F = 37.0
|Oct low F = 26.6
|Nov low F = 17.0
|Dec low F = 10.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.57
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.50
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.67
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.32
|May precipitation inch = 5.41
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.68
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.68
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.53
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.32
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.58
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.36
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.74
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= November 15, 2023
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}
}}
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/ |title=Sawtooth National Forest}} Official Site.
Category:Mountains of Box Elder County, Utah
Category:Sawtooth National Forest
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