Brian Head (mountain)

Brian Head, at 11,312 feet (3,448 m) high, is the highest peak on the Markagunt Plateau and in Iron County in southwestern Utah, United States.^[4] Brian Head Peak is located east of Cedar City and just north of Cedar Breaks National Monument in Dixie National Forest.^[5] The town of Brian Head at the western base of the mountain is the location of the Brian Head Ski Resort.

Brian Head
Brian Head Peak and Cedar Breaks
Highest point
Elevation	11,312 ft (3,448 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	3,747 ft (1,142 m)[2]
Listing	Utah county high points 15th[3]
Coordinates	37°40′52″N 112°49′52″W / 37.681166033°N 112.831243225°W / 37.681166033; -112.831243225[1]
Geography
Brian Head Location in Utah
Location	Iron County, Utah, U.S.
Parent range	Markagunt Plateau
Topo map	USGS Brian Head

Brian Head has the name of a government surveyor.^[6] There is a Forest Service lookout on the peak that was built in 1934–1935, and there is also a road to the summit that can be driven in summer.^[7]

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  Summit
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  View from the summit
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  View west from the summit
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  Trail on the summit