Mount Agassiz (Utah)

Mount Agassiz
West side of Mt. Agassiz
Highest point
Elevation12,433 ft (3,790 m) NAVD 88
Prominence1,018 ft (310 m)
Coordinates40°42′40″N 110°49′25″W / 40.7110572°N 110.823503°W / 40.7110572; -110.823503
Geography
Mount Agassiz
Location in Utah
LocationDuchesne / Summit counties, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeUinta Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Hayden Peak

Mount Agassiz is a peak in the Uinta Mountains of northeastern Utah with an elevation of 12,433 feet (3,790 m). It is located in the High Uintas Wilderness and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The summit is named in honor of Louis Agassiz, a well-known paleontologist, glaciologist and geologist.