Yard Peak Explained

Yard Peak
Elevation Ft:12706
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1106
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:2.51
Isolation Ref:[3]
Parent Peak:Lamotte Peak (12,720 ft)
Etymology:Robert Sterling Yard
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:bottom
Map Size:240
Location:High Uintas Wilderness
Country:United States of America
State:Utah
Region:Summit / Duchesne
Region Type:County
Coordinates:40.7527°N -110.7132°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Range:Uinta Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Rock:Metasedimentary rock
Age:Neoproterozoic
Topo:USGS Red Knob

Yard Peak is a 12706adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located on the common border that Duchesne County shares with Summit County in the U.S. state of Utah.

Description

Yard Peak is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is situated along the crest of the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 40th-highest summit in Utah.[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2100abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Allsop Lake in one mile. Neighbors include Ostler Peak three miles to the west, The Cathedral two miles to the north, and Dead Horse Peak is 1.5 mile southeast. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north to the East Fork Bear River and south into headwaters of Rock Creek which is a tributary of the Duchesne River. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Yard Peak 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. 5516. Yard Peak, Utah. 2022-08-07.
  3. Web site: Yard Peak - 12,706' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2022-08-07.
  4. 1447547. Yard Peak. 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 .