| Rishel Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 6212 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 852 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.65 |
| Isolation Ref: | [3] |
| Parent Peak: | Tetzlaff Peak (6,267 ft) |
| Etymology: | William David "Bill" Rishel[4] |
| Map: | Utah#USA |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Location: | Great Salt Lake Desert |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | Utah |
| Region: | Tooele |
| Region Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 40.8166°N -113.955°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [5] |
| Range: | Silver Island Mountains Great Basin Ranges |
| Rock: | Limestone |
| Age: | Cambrian |
| Type: | Fault block |
| Topo: | USGS Tetzlaff Peak |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Rishel Peak is a 6212adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Tooele County, Utah, United States.
Rishel Peak is situated in the Silver Island Mountains which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges, and it is set on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The community of Wendover, Utah, is eight miles to the southwest and the Bonneville Speedway is seven miles to the east-southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1.5 mile. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1960 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor William D. "Bill" Rishel (1869–1947), who in 1907 was the first to test the suitability of the salt flat for driving by taking a Pierce-Arrow onto its surface.[5] [6] [7]
Rishel Peak is set in the Great Salt Lake Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[8] 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.