| Kelsey Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 10373 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 593 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 2 |
| Parent Peak: | Lowe Peak |
| Etymology: | Eli Brazee Kelsey |
| Map: | Utah#USA |
| Label Position: | left |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Utah |
| Region: | Tooele / Utah |
| Region Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 40.4519°N -112.2144°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Range: | Oquirrh Mountains[4] Great Basin Ranges |
| Topo: | USGS Lowe Peak |
| Type: | Fault block |
| Rock: | Oquirrh Formation |
| Age: | Pennsylvanian |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Kelsey Peak is a 10373feet mountain summit located on the common boundary that Tooele County shares with Utah County in Utah, United States.
Kelsey Peak is located 27miles southwest of downtown Salt Lake City and 6.5miles southeast of Tooele in the Oquirrh Mountains which are part of the Great Basin Ranges. It ranks as the fourth-highest summit in the Oquirrh Mountains,[4] and eighth-highest in Tooele County.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to Settlement Canyon Reservoir near Tooele via Right Hand Fork Kelsey Canyon and Settlement Canyon, whereas the east slope drains to Utah Lake via West Canyon Wash. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3370abbr=offNaNabbr=off above West Canyon in 1.6 mile (2.6 km). This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1976 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Eli B. Kelsey (1819–1885), Tooele County legislator, prosecuting attorney, real estate dealer, mining owner and developer.[3] [5]
Kelsey Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[6] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.