The Cathedral (Summit County, Utah) Explained

The Cathedral
Elevation Ft:12224
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:464
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:0.69
Isolation Ref:[3]
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Location:High Uintas Wilderness
Country:United States of America
State:Utah
Region:Summit
Region Type:County
Coordinates:40.7756°N -110.7103°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Range:Uinta Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Rock:Metasedimentary rock
Age:Neoproterozoic
Topo:USGS Red Knob

The Cathedral is a 12224adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Summit County, Utah, United States.

Description

The Cathedral is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is situated in the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 87th-highest summit in Utah.[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off in one mile. Neighbors include Ostler Peak 3.7 miles to the southwest, Mount Beulah two miles northeast, Yard Peak 1.6 mile to the south, and Dead Horse Peak is 2.4 miles to the south-southeast. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north to the East Fork Bear River. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Cathedral is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.[5] Tundra climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.

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Notes and References

  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Red Knob
  2. 5508. The Cathedral, Utah. 2022-08-07.
  3. Web site: Cathedral, The - 12,224' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2022-08-07.
  4. 1446425. The Cathedral. 2022-08-07.
  5. 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 .