Blue Mountain Plateau, Uintah County, Utah, United States

Type:	Mountain - an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more
Mindat.org Region:	Uintah County, Utah, USA
Region:	Uintah County, Utah, United States
Latitude:	40° 23' 20" N
Longitude:	109° 6' 4" W
Lat/Long (dec):	40.38913,-109.10123
Köppen climate type:	BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Elevation:	2,453m
Mindat Feature ID:	5771693
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5771693:8
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
The V Sandstone Quarry, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 23' 59" N	109° 6' 56" W	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Eagle Nest Claim, Bourdette Draw, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 23' 8" N	109° 12' 3" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Hatch Manganese Prospect, Uinta Basin Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 18' 55" N	109° 12' 9" W	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Cliff Creek Prospect, Uinta Basin Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 17' 17" N	109° 9' 28" W	12.2km (7.6 miles)
Split Mountain Gorge Occurrence (Vernal), Green River Placers, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 25' 14" N	109° 14' 29" W	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Gold Deposits (MRDS - 10041838), Cub Creek, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 25' 14" N	109° 14' 30" W	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Colute Claims, Snake John Reef Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 16' 37" N	109° 3' 46" W	12.9km (8.0 miles)
Stone - Crushed/Broken Occurrence (MRDS - 10017065), Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 23' 5" N	108° 56' 15" W	13.9km (8.6 miles)
Unknown No. 22 Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10014916), Uinta Basin Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 17' 42" N	109° 12' 32" W	13.9km (8.6 miles)
Split Mountain Phosphate Deposit, Split Mtn Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 26' 53" N	109° 16' 4" W	15.5km (9.7 miles)
Eagle Nest 1 & 6, Uinta Basin Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 17' 26" N	109° 13' 59" W	15.7km (9.7 miles)
Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10088767), Uinta Basin Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 17' 8" N	109° 14' 25" W	16.5km (10.2 miles)
Gold Deposits (MRDS - 10103845), Jensen Bridge, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 22' 10" N	109° 19' 56" W	19.7km (12.2 miles)
Jensen Occurrence (Gensen), Green River Placers, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 22' 10" N	109° 20' 3" W	19.8km (12.3 miles)
Dinosaur National Monument, Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 32' 35" N	108° 56' 23" W	21.9km (13.6 miles)
Hatch Iron Deposit, Diamond Mtn Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 35' 57" N	109° 7' 45" W	23.5km (14.6 miles)
Bean Draw Prospect, Bean Draw Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 26' 43" N	109° 22' 12" W	23.6km (14.7 miles)
Miracle Claim Mine, Eastern Uinta Basin, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 2" N	109° 21' 11" W	24.7km (15.3 miles)
Shepard Mine, Douglas Mountain Mining District, Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 26' 8" N	108° 46' 27" W	28.1km (17.5 miles)
Stone - Crushed/Broken Occurrence (MRDS - 10091221), Skull Creek Mining District (Blue Mountain Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 20' 28" N	108° 46' 1" W	28.8km (17.9 miles)
Mantle Mine (Mantle-Jameson), Douglas Mountain Mining District, Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 26' 15" N	108° 45' 42" W	29.2km (18.2 miles)
Wild Mountain Prospects, Wild Mountain, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 39' 18" N	109° 5' 2" W	29.6km (18.4 miles)
Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10013514), Douglas Mountain Mining District, Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 34' 55" N	108° 50' 0" W	31.2km (19.4 miles)
Jensen Draw Claim, Donkey Flat, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 35' 13" N	109° 22' 51" W	32.3km (20.1 miles)
Glory Bee Mine, Skull Creek Mining District (Blue Mountain Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 15' 33" N	108° 45' 9" W	32.9km (20.4 miles)
Skull Creek (Biles Shaft), Skull Creek Mining District (Blue Mountain Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 17' 30" N	108° 43' 29" W	33.7km (20.9 miles)
Copper Prospects (MRDS - 10013516), Douglas Mountain Mining District, Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 33' 47" N	108° 46' 30" W	33.7km (20.9 miles)
Devil's Claims, Asphalt Ridge-Ashley Valley Area, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 22' 2" N	109° 30' 28" W	34.5km (21.5 miles)
Paint Iron Mine, Douglas Mountain Mining District, Moffat County, Colorado, USA	40° 33' 30" N	108° 45' 22" W	34.7km (21.6 miles)
Devil and Satan Deposits, Uintah County, Utah, USA	40° 23' 59" N	109° 31' 0" W	35.2km (21.9 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Carnotite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Sandstone

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Middle Rocky Mountains, North America Plate	Orogenic Belt
USA	Country
Colorado Plateau, USA	Plateau
Green River Formation, USA	Formation
Utah, USA	State
Uintah County, Utah, USA	County
Western Phosphate field, USA	Mineral Province

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