Yard Peak

Yard Peak is a 12,706-foot elevation (3,873 m) mountain summit located on the common border that Duchesne County shares with Summit County in the U.S. state of Utah.

Yard Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,706 ft (3,873 m)[1]
Prominence1,106 ft (337 m)[2]
Parent peakLamotte Peak (12,720 ft)[3]
Isolation2.51 mi (4.04 km)[3]
Coordinates40°45′10″N 110°42′48″W[4]
Naming
EtymologyRobert Sterling Yard
Geography
Yard Peak is located in Utah
Yard Peak
Yard Peak
Location in Utah
Yard Peak is located in the United States
Yard Peak
Yard Peak
Yard Peak (the United States)
LocationHigh Uintas Wilderness
CountryUnited States of America
StateUtah
CountySummit / Duchesne
Parent rangeUinta Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Red Knob
Geology
Age of rockNeoproterozoic
Type of rockMetasedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2+ scrambling[3]

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 2,100 feet (640 meters) 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.

See also

References

  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Red Knob
  2. "Yard Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. "Yard Peak - 12,706' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. "Yard Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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