From Deseret News archives:
Mountains High: Utah abounds with high peaks in all counties
14. City Creek Peak, 11,161.
15. Deer Trail Mountain, 10,972
• Wasatch Mountain range peaks above *11,000 feet.
1. Mount Nebo North Peak, Utah and Juab counties, 11,928.
2. Mount Nebo South Peak, Utah and Juab counties, 11,877.
3. Mount Nebo Middle Peak, Utah and Juab counties, 11,824.
4. Mount Timpanogos North Peak, Utah County, 11,750.
5. "Mount Timpanogos South Peak," Utah County *11,722.
6. Twin Peaks (also called "American Fork Twin Peaks"), Salt Lake and Utah counties, 11,489 and 11,433.
8. Twin Peaks (also called "Broad Forks Twin Peaks"), Salt Lake County, 11,330 and 11,328.
10. Little Matterhorn Peak, Salt Lake and Utah counties, 11,326. (An unnamed 11,321-foot peak is east of Lake Matterhorn).
11. O'Sullivan Peak, Salt Lake County, 11,275.
12. Lone Peak, Salt Lake and Utah counties, 11,253. (Unnamed 11,154-foot peak is northeast of Lone Peak).
13. North Peak, Juab and Utah counties, 11,174.
14. Superior Peak, Salt Lake County, 11,132.
15. Dromedary Peak, Salt Lake County, 11,107.
17. Provo Peak, Utah County, and Mount Baldy, Salt Lake County, tie at 11,068.
19. Sugarloaf Mountain, Salt Lake County, 11,051.
*There are four tall unnamed peaks near the Timpanogos peaks. One summit is 11,441. The others are 11,383, 11,347 and 11,288.
• The most vertical relief among Utah's mountains:
1. Moab (4,000-foot elevation) southeast to Mount Peale (12,721) is 8,721-foot difference.
2. St. George (2,880) north to Signal Peak in Pine Mountains is 7,485.
3. American Fork (4,566) east to Mount Timpanogos (11,750) is 7,184.
4. Salt Lake City (4,390) southeast to Twin Peaks (11,489) is 7,099.
5. Lake Powell (3,700 water elevation) north of Wahweap to Navajo Mountain (10,388) is 6,688.
6. Nephi (5,300) northeast to Mount Nebo North Peak (11,928) is 6,628.
7. Beaver (5,895) northeast to Delano Peak (12,169) is 6,274.
8. Tooele (4,900) southwest to Deseret Peak (11,031) is 6,131.
9. Richfield (5,303) southeast to Monroe Peak (11,226) is 5,345.
10. Parowan (5,970) south to Brian Head Peak (11,315) is 5,345.
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