From Deseret News archives:
Quiz answers
1. Ben Lomond Peak north of Ogden is said to have inspired the Paramount Pictures Corp. logo, as one of the company's founders, W.W. Hodkinson, grew up in Ogden. (However, the peak's slope has been exaggerated, Hollywood style.)
2. South Kings Peak, which rises 13,512 feet above sea level. Located a mile south of Kings Peak, it was believed to be Utah's highest peak until 1966, when satellite measurements proved Kings Peak is taller.
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.
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.
10. The Henry Mountains, which are located between Capitol Reef and Canyonlands, were all but unknown until after the Civil War. The range, which stands at 11,522 feet, were not surveyed and named until the 1870s, making it one of the last in the nation to be mapped.
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.
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