From Deseret News archives:
Peak performance Test your knowledge of Utah's mountains with this quiz
3. The La Sal Range, east of Moab, rises to 12,721 feet above sea level.
4. Naomi Peak in Cache County. The summit rises 9,979 feet above sea level. Gog and Magog are northeast of Naomi Peak.
5. Virgin Narrows in Zion National Park travels mostly through the Virgin River. The trail to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park includes a long segment over slickrock.
6. Antelope Island's Frary Peak, which is 6,595 feet above sea level.
7. Jupiter Hill, which is 9,998 feet above sea level.
8. Francis Peak in Davis County. In 1959, it lost some 50 feet in height when it was leveled off by construction crews. Today, the tallest point of the peak stands 9,610 feet (including the 115-foot high Francis Peak radar apparatus).
9. Flat Top Mountain, which stands at 10,620. The peak is in Utah County, west of Provo.
Multiple choice
1. c) The peak is named for Clarence King, a geologist, surveyor and former director of the U.S. Geological Survey
2. d) The Wasatch Mountains
3. b) a pyramid
4. d) Mount Nebo's north peak, at 11,928 feet above sea level, is 178 feet higher than Timpanogos Peak.
5. a) the Wasatch Mountains. Peter Sinks, which is found in the Wasatch Range southwest of the Bear Lake Summit, recorded an all-time Utah record low temperature of 69 degrees below zero on Feb. 1, 1985.
6. b) The Tushar Mountains, which rise to 12,169 feet above sea level.
7. c) Navajo Mountain, located northeast of Page, Ariz., near Lake Powell. The mountain, which stands 10,388 feet above sea level, located on the Navajo reservation and requires a special permit for backcountry access.
8. b) Notch Peak in the House Range southwest of Delta. The west side of this 9,655 peak features a 5,033-foot drop with almost a 90-degree incline to the Tule Valley below.
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