Mount Raymond | |
Elevation Ft: | 10241 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 881 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Isolation Mi: | 1.33 |
Isolation Ref: | [3] |
Parent Peak: | Gobblers Knob (10,246 ft) |
Map: | Utah#USA |
Label Position: | bottom |
Map Size: | 240 |
Location: | Mount Olympus Wilderness |
Country: | United States of America |
State: | Utah |
Region: | Salt Lake |
Region Type: | County |
Coordinates: | 40.6584°N -111.702°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
Range: | Wasatch Range Rocky Mountains |
Rock: | Weber quartzite[5] |
Topo: | USGS Mount Aire |
Mount Raymond is a 10241adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
Mount Raymond is set along the boundary of the Mount Olympus Wilderness on land managed by Wasatch National Forest, with Salt Lake City 11 miles to the west and Park City 11 miles to the east. It is situated in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Neighbors include Mount Olympus four miles to the west, Kesler Peak three miles southeast, and line parent Gobblers Knob is 1.5 mile to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Mill Creek, whereas the south slope drains to Big Cottonwood Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3640abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Big Cottonwood Canyon in 1.5 mile. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Mount Raymond has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.