Mount Baldy (Salt Lake County, Utah) Explained

Mount Baldy
Elevation Ft:11068
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:368
Isolation Mi:1.4
Parent Peak:Twin Peaks
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:left
Map Size:240
Part Type:Protected area
Country:United States
State:Utah
Region:Salt Lake / Utah
Region Type:County
Coordinates:40.568°N -111.638°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Range:Wasatch Range[3]
Rocky Mountains
Topo:USGS Dromedary Peak
Easiest Route: hiking

Mount Baldy is an 11068feet summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Utah County, in Utah, United States.

Description

Mount Baldy is located 19miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[3] The peak is part of the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Little Cottonwood Creek, whereas the south slope drains into headwaters of the American Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3000abbr=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.[2]

Climate

Mount Baldy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baldy, Mount - 11,068' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2024-06-04.
  2. 1425265. Mount Baldy. 2024-06-04.
  3. 5465. Mount Baldy, Utah. 2024-06-04.
  4. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.