The Pavant Range is a mountain range in central Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 east of Fillmore

Fillmore, Utah

Fillmore is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Millard County. It is named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore....

. The range is named for the Pahvant

Kanosh (Pahvant Chief)

Kanosh was a nineteenth century leader of the Pahvant band of the Ute Indians.It is believed Kanosh was born in Spanish Fork Canyon, but this is not certain."Kanosh learned to speak good English for an Indian...

 tribe, a branch of the Ute Indians. The tallest peak is Mine Camp Peak at 10222 feet (3,116 m). Most of the land in the Pavant range is part of Fishlake National Forest

Fishlake National Forest

Fishlake National Forest is located in south central Utah, USA. Its namesake is the largest freshwater mountain lake in the state.-Geography:...

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Transportation

The mountain range is crossed by 2 highways. Interstate 15 in Utah

Interstate 15 in Utah

In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 15 runs north–south through the southwestern and central portions of the state, passing through many of the population centers of that state, including St. George, Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, the latter three being part of the urban area known as...

 crosses at Scipio pass, near Scipio

Scipio, Utah

Scipio is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scipio is located at ....

. Interstate 70 in Utah

Interstate 70 in Utah

Interstate 70 is a mainline route of the Interstate Highway System in the United States connecting Utah and Maryland. The Utah section runs east–west for across the central part of the state. Richfield is the largest Utah city served by the freeway, which does not serve or connect any urban areas...

 crosses at a pass between the Pavant Range and the Tushar Mountains

Tushar Mountains

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  NAVD 88, is the highest point in both Beaver and Piute counties and has a prominence of 4,689 ft...

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Geology

The Pavant range is noted as a location of meteorite

Meteorite

A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...

s, including one of the largest found in Utah to date.