West Hills (Box Elder County, Utah)

The West Hills are a 20-mile long (32 km) mountain range located in northeast Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1][2] The range is connected to the Samaria Mountains, a small range on the north in southern Idaho. The West Hills are also connected to another section on the southwest, the Blue Spring Hills. West of the Blue Spring and West Hills is a long north–south valley, the Blue Creek Valley.

West Hills
West Hills (Box Elder County, Utah) is located in Utah
West Hills (Box Elder County, Utah)
West Hills (Box Elder County) in the State of Utah
Highest point
PeakLimekiln Knoll
Elevation6,660 ft (2,030 m)
Dimensions
Length20 mi (32 km) NNW x SSE
Width13 mi (21 km) (variable)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
RegionGreat Basin Desert
CountyBox Elder
CitiesBlue Creek and Portage
Range coordinates41°57′55″N 112°21′14″W
Borders onSamaria Mountains, Malad River, I-15, Malad Range, Salt Creek Wildlife Management Area, Blue Spring Hills and Blue Creek Valley

The West and Blue Spring Hills also lie west of the south flowing Bear River (Great Salt Lake) which feeds into Bear River Bay of the Great Salt Lake's northeast.

Description

The West Hills are slightly northwest trending. The peak elevations are around 5,000 to 6,000 feet (1,500 to 1,800 m), with the highpoint of the range in the extreme northwest, Limekiln Knoll, 6,660 feet (2,030 m),[3][4][5] near the Idaho border and the Samaria Mountains.

Routes

Interstate 15 parallels the mountain range on its east and southeast, following the south-flowing Malad River, a west tributary to the south-flowing Bear River.

Interstate 84 traverses the section between the Blue Spring Hills on the southwest, a route from Idaho (northwest), southeast to Tremonton and then Brigham City.

References
  1. MyTopo Maps - West Hills, Box Elder County, UT, United States (Map). Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 19 Dec 2016.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Hills (Box Elder County, Utah)
  3. Utah, DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 11.
  4. MyTopo Maps - Limekiln Knoll, Box Elder County, UT, United States (Map). Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 19 Dec 2016.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limekiln Knoll


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