Wellsville Mountains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wellsville Mountains
The Wellsville Mountains as seen from the air in mid-September. Box Elder peak and the Wellsville cone are both visible, September 2009.
Highest point
Peak	Box Elder Peak
Elevation	9,372 ft (2,857 m)
Dimensions
Length	28 mi (45 km) N/S
Width	17 mi (27 km) E/W
Area	307 sq mi (800 km2)
Naming
Etymology	Nearby City of Wellsville
Geography
Wellsville Mountains Location in Utah Show map of Utah Wellsville Mountains Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Utah
Parent range	Wasatch Range

The Wellsville Mountains are located in northern Utah, United States and are often considered part of the Wasatch Mountains.

Description

North Wellsville Mountains from west, at Elwood, Utah with Mendon Peak, June 2008

The mountains separate Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front (Bear River Valley), as well as form a portion of the border between Box Elder and Cache counties. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.

While only moderately tall, they are particularly narrow. For this reason, it is often claimed they are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North America. Box Elder (9,372 feet [2,857 m]) and the Wellsville Cone (9,356 feet [2,852 m]) are its two highest peaks. US-89/US-91 traverses Box Elder Canyon, Dry Canyon, and Wellsville Canyon, beginning east of Brigham City as a four-lane highway, curving north then northeast and entering Cache Valley at Wellsville.

The mountains were named for the nearby City of Wellsville.