Tushar Mountains

Tushar Mountains
View looking southeast from an airplane
Highest point
Peak	Delano Peak
Elevation	12,174 ft (3,711 m)
Coordinates	38°22′09″N 112°22′17″W / 38.36917°N 112.37139°W / 38.36917; -112.37139Coordinates: 38°22′09″N 112°22′17″W / 38.36917°N 112.37139°W / 38.36917; -112.37139
Geography
Tushar Mountains Tushar Mountains in Utah
Country	United States
State	Utah
Counties	Beaver, Piute and Sevier
Borders on	Mineral Mountains-W Pavant Range-N & NNE Sevier Plateau-NE, E & SE Piute Reservoir-SE Parawan Valley & Hurricane Cliffs-SW

The Tushar Mountains are the third highest mountain range in Utah after the Uinta Mountains and the La Sal Range. Located in the Fishlake National Forest, Delano Peak, 12,174 ft (3,711 m) NAVD 88, is the highest point in both Beaver and Piute counties and has a prominence of 4,689 ft (1,429 m). Delano Peak is named for Columbus Delano (1809–1896), Secretary of the Interior during the Grant administration. The Tushars receive an ample amount of snow annually even though they are situated within the rainshadow of the Sierra Mountain Range located in California and the Snake Range located in Nevada.

The main part of the range is in Beaver, Piute and Sevier counties. The northwestern corner extends into the southeastern corner of Millard County and the southern end extends into the corners of Garfield and Iron counties.

The Tushars are bounded roughly by I-15 to the west, I-70 to the north, US–89 to the east and U–20 to the south. U–153 crosses the southern part of the range between Beaver and Junction.

The peaks of the Tushars were formed between 22 and 32 million years ago by volcanic activity that included a calamitous explosion that blew off the top of a massive peak. At the cusp of the Great Basin, the range also shares characteristics of the Colorado Plateau Province to the east.