Kings Peak

Kings Peak
Close-up of Kings Peak as seen from the Henry's Fork Basin. Kings Peak is on the right, with Gunsight Pass on the left.
Kings Peak
Elevation	13,528 feet (4,123 m)[1][2]
Location	Duchesne County, Utah, USA
Range	Uinta Mountains
Prominence	6,348 feet (1,935 m)[1]
Coordinates	40°46′34″N 110°22′22″W / 40.77611°N 110.37278°W / 40.77611; -110.37278Coordinates: 40°46′34″N 110°22′22″W / 40.77611°N 110.37278°W / 40.77611; -110.37278
Topo map	USGS Mount Powell
Easiest route	Hike
Listing	Ultra U.S. state high point

Looking south toward Kings Peak from above the Henry's Fork Basin

For the mountain in Idaho, see Kings Peak (Idaho).

Kings Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah,^[3] with an elevation of 13,528 feet (4,123 m).^[1] It lies just south of the spine of the central Uinta Mountains, in the Ashley National Forest in northeastern Utah, in north-central Duchesne County. It is also located in the High Uintas Wilderness. The peak is approximately 79 miles (127 km) due east of central Salt Lake City, and 45 miles (72 km) due north of the town of Duchesne.

There are three popular routes to the mountain top; a scramble up the east slope, a hike up the northern ridge, and a long but relatively easy hike up the southern slope. The peak was named for Clarence King, a surveyor in the area.

See also

• 4000 meter peaks of North America
• List of U.S. states by elevation
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
• Mountain peaks of the United States
• Western Rocky Mountains

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Kings Peak on Peakbagger
2. ^ Kings Peak on SummitPost.org
3. ^ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-29. 

• Michael R. Kelsey, Utah Mountaineering Guide (Kelsey Publishing, 1983) pp. 94-95

External links

• Geology of Kings Peak

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