Utah Gazetteer
Mount Emmons is a physical feature (summit) in Duchesne County. The primary coordinates for Mount Emmons places it within the UT 84053 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Emmons |
| Category: | Utah physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| History: | Named for Samuel Emmons, the Geologist on the expedition to survey the 40th parallel. This was the first of four great surveys, and was led by Clarence King from 1867 to 1878(first Director of the U.S. Geological Survey). The survey was successful in mapping the topography and geology in the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, Uinta Mountains, and Rocky Mountains along the latitude of 40 degrees north. These four great surveys were commissioned with the main objectives to investigate, map, and study the natural resources and geology of the American West. |
| County: | Duchesne County |
| Latitude: | 40.7117371 |
| Longitude: | -110.3035683 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Emmons: Mount Emmons.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mount Emmons does not include property ownership information.
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