Explorer Peak Explained

Explorer Peak
Elevation Ft:12708
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:668
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:1.25
Isolation Ref:[3]
Parent Peak:Kweeyahgut Peak (12,855 ft)
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Location:High Uintas Wilderness
Country:United States of America
State:Utah
Region:Duchesne
Region Type:County
Coordinates:40.7182°N -110.644°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Range:Uinta Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Rock:Metasedimentary rock
Age:Neoproterozoic
Topo:USGS Explorer Peak
Easiest Route: scrambling

Explorer Peak is a 12708adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Duchesne County, Utah, United States.

Description

Explorer Peak is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Ashley National Forest. It is situated in the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 38th-highest summit in Utah.[5] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 1700abbr=offNaNabbr=off in less than one-half mile and the north aspect rises 1440abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Crater Lake in one-third mile. Neighbors include Dead Horse Peak three miles to the northwest and Mount Lovenia three miles northeast. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains west to Fall Creek and east into tributaries of the Lake Fork River. The landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1957 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor the Explorer Scouts.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Explorer Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.[7] Tundra climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.

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Notes and References

  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Explorer Peak
  2. 5521. Explorer Peak, Utah. 2022-08-06.
  3. Web site: Explorer Peak - 12,708' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2022-08-06.
  4. 1440977. Explorer Peak. 2022-08-06.
  5. https://peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=21350 Utah 12,000-foot Peaks, peakbagger.com
  6. United States Board on Geographic Names (1957), Decisions on Names in the United States, Decision List 5701, Department of the Interior, p. 10
  7. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . amp . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 2007HESS...11.1633P . 9654551 . 1027-5606. free .