Fish Springs Range
The Fish Springs Range is a 16-mile (26 km) long narrow, and north-trending mountain range located in center-west Juab County, Utah. The northeast of the range borders the Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge; the entire east of the range borders the Fish Springs Flat, where the east region of the flat borders the Thomas Range.
| Fish Springs Range | |
|---|---|
northeast hills of Fish Springs Range (from Fish Springs) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | George H. Hansen Peak, Fish Springs Range-(center, slightly south) |
| Elevation | 5,686 ft (1,733 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°43′30″N 112°26′25″W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 16 mi (26 km) N-S |
| Width | 4 mi (6.4 km) (at center-south, elsewhere 3-mi surrounded by salt flats or flatlands) |
| Geography | |
Fish Springs Range Fish Springs Range in Utah | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Regions | (Great Basin Desert) (southern)-Great Salt Lake Desert |
| County | Juab |
| Community | Fish Springs (site) |
| Borders on | Snake Valley-NW (Deep Creek Range-NW) Great Salt Lake Desert-NNW, N & NNE Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge-NE-(attached) (Dugway Range-NE) Fish Springs Flat-E (Thomas Range-E) House Range-SSE Tule Valley-S Snake Valley-W |
The Fish Springs Range lies at the south of the Great Salt Lake Desert; southwards, as well as southwest and southeastwards, north-trending valleys and mountain ranges drain northwards to the Great Salt Lake Desert. The sequence of these landforms west-to-east, are Snake Valley (Great Basin), Confusion Range, Tule Valley-(Fish Springs Range-north), House Range, Whirlwind Valley, and Drum Mountains.
The south of the range borders the north of Tule Valley.