Ben Lomond Mountain (Utah)

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Ben Lomond, just north of Ogden, Utah, is a peak in the northern portion of the Wasatch Mountains. A popular trail passes over its summit (elevation 9,716 feet (2,961 m)), accessible from four different trailheads to the north, south, and east. It is often incorrectly referred to by locals as Ben Lomond Peak, Mt. Ben Lomond, or Ben Lomond Mountain. The usage Mount Ben Lomond is technically a redundancy since the prefix Ben – added to many Scottish mountains including Ben Lomond after which this mountain was named – actually means mount. That is why Scottish mountains whose names begin with Ben are never preceded by Mount. The United States Geological Survey labels it as Ben Lomond on its maps. Ben Lomond stands out along the Wasatch Front because the mountain range appears to run east and west along the Wasatch Range, while most mountains appear to run south and north. Two miles northwest of Ben Lomond is Willard Peak, with an elevation of 9,763 feet (2,976 m). Northwest of Willard Peak...

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