Oquirrh Group
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This group of peaks encompasses the Oquirrh Mountains. The grouping is bound by I-15, I-80, Highway 36 and Highway 73. Many of these peaks are located on private lands or the Fort Williams Military Base.
Oquirrh Peaks with 1,000+ Prominence are shown on the map, with full list below.
| Peak Name |
Elevation |
Climbed |
| Flat Top Mountain |
10,620 |
4/26/2008 |
| Lowe Peak |
10,589 |
5/8/2010 |
| Kelsey Peak |
10,373 |
7/10/2010 |
| 10340
"Flat Top Mountain East Peak" |
10,340 |
4/26/2008 |
| White Pine Peak |
10,321 |
7/10/2010 |
| Rocky Peak |
10,278 |
5/8/2010 |
| Bald
Mountain East |
10,006 |
5/8/2010 |
| 9925 "Flat Top Ridge" |
9,925 |
4/26/2008 |
| Bald Mountain West |
9,626 |
5/8/2010 |
| 9530
"Balboa Peak" |
9,530 |
5/8/2010 |
| Butterfield Peaks |
9,370 |
7/10/2010 |
| Nelson Peak |
9,359 |
3/6/2010 |
| Clipper
Peak |
9,207 |
|
| 9183 "Edwards Peak" |
9,183 |
|
| West Mountain |
9,070 |
Yes |
| Farnsworth Peak |
9,060 |
4/8/2010 |
| Kessler
Peak |
8,820 |
4/8/2010 |
| 8790 "Silveropolis Peak" |
8,790 |
4/26/2008 |
| Clipper Ridge |
8,745 |
|
| 8716
"Porphyry Hill" |
8,716 |
4/26/2008 |
| Markham Peak |
8,702 |
|
| Freeman Peak |
8,627 |
|
| 8546
"Markham South" |
8,546 |
|
| Barneys Peak |
8,242 |
|
| 8100 "Nelson Ridge" |
8,100 |
3/6/2010 |
| Eagle Hill |
7,918 |
1/22/2011 |
| 7884 "East
Kessler" |
7,884 |
4/8/2010 |
| 7712 "Mercer Tailings" |
7,712 |
|
| Bald Knoll |
5,706 |
|
| 7500 "Visitor
Center Peak" |
7,500 |
|
| 7500 "West Canyon Peak" |
7,500 |
|
| Curry Peak |
7,466 |
|
| Sheps Ridge |
7,255 |
Restricted |
| 6996
"Bacchus" |
6,996 |
4/8/2010 |
| South Mountain |
6,824 |
12/23/2008 |
| Latimer Point |
6,780 |
Restricted |
| Black Ridge |
6,738 |
6/5/2008 |
| 5658
"Smokestacks" |
5,658 |
4/8/2010 |
| 5561 "Flagpole" |
5,561 |
4/8/2010 |
Trip Reports
Full List of Peaks
Rocky Peak and Lowe Peak
Bingham Canyon Mine from the Visitors Center
Bingham Canyon Mine from the West Mountain public road viewpoint
Peak 7500 "Visitors Center Peak"
Visitors Center
Visit the Rio Tinto Kennecott Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
Other Oquirrh Mountains Pictures
Kennecott Utah Copper's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history. The mine is 2.75 miles across at the top and 3/4 mile deep. The mine can be seen by the space shuttle astronauts. By 2015, it will be more than 500 feet deeper. The typical new home contains about 500 pounds of copper. On average, each person in the U.S. uses about 30 pounds of copper every year. Copper is used in everything from cars and computers to cell phones. So unless you live in a grass house, have no phone and walk everywhere, shut up with the wining about the mine hypocrites.
The Visitors Center is open April through October, weather permitting from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - seven days a week. Cars will not be admitted later than 7:15 p.m. No reservations are necessary. A $5 per car admission fee for local charities is charged.
Maybe Peak 7500 has been shaved off enough that it no longer has it's 300 foot prominence?
This might be a picture from the summit of "Smokestack"
Point 5886 No Prom
"Flagpole"
From I-80, the NE end of the Oquirrhs
"Smokestack" from I-80
"Flagpole"
"Bacchus"
Kessler
Farnsworth
Nelson
Barneys
Freeman
Markham
West
Clipper
"Markham South"
How can an obsessed peakbagger not want to climb all the Oquirrh Mountains when this is what I see everyday?
