Dromedary Peak | |
Elevation Ft: | 11107 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 367 |
Isolation Mi: | 0.32 |
Parent Peak: | O'Sullivan Peak |
Etymology: | Dromedary |
Map: | Utah#USA |
Label Position: | left |
Map Size: | 240 |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Twin Peaks Wilderness[2] |
Country: | United States |
State: | Utah |
Region: | Salt Lake |
Region Type: | County |
Coordinates: | 40.593°N -111.706°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Range: | Wasatch Range Rocky Mountains |
Topo: | USGS Dromedary Peak |
Rock: | Quartzite[4] |
Easiest Route: | scrambling |
Dromedary Peak is an 11107feet mountain summit located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
Dromedary Peak is located 15miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City in the Twin Peaks Wilderness on land managed by Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[2] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to Little Cottonwood Creek, whereas the north slope drains to Big Cottonwood Creek, and both creeks flow west to the Jordan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3800abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Little Cottonwood Canyon in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The descriptive name is because the peak's shape resembles a dromedary camel when viewed from a certain angle.[5]