Utah Gazetteer
Fremont Gorge is a physical feature (valley) in Wayne County. The primary coordinates for Fremont Gorge places it within the UT 84775 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Fremont Gorge |
| Category: | Utah physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | "The Fremont Gorge is cut west to east by the Fremont River through Miners Mountain, a geologic anticline (domed mountain). Fremont Gorge totally fits the definition of a gorge: a deep, narrow valley with very steep rocky sides, usually where a river passes. Fremont Gorge is approximately 9.5 river miles long. It is 1400 feet deep (rim to river) at its maximum." |
| History: | The Fremont name honors John Charles Fremont the first (1855) scientific explorer in what is now Wayne County, Utah. The Fremont name has been in use in Wayne County since the 1870s. Wayne County's first community was named in honor of him. |
| County: | Wayne County |
| Latitude: | 38.28467 |
| Longitude: | -111.24654 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fremont Gorge: Fremont Gorge.
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 Fremont Gorge does not include property ownership information.
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Torrey, UT
(9.4 miles W) Teasdale, UT (12.5 miles W) |
Bicknell, UT
(16.6 miles WNW) |
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Fruita, UT
(0.1 miles NNW) Grover, UT (6.8 miles SW) |
Notom, UT
(7.8 miles ESE) |
