Clayton Peak

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Clayton Peak
Mount Majestic [1]
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West aspect
Highest point
Elevation 10,721 ft (3,268 m) [2]
Prominence 701 ft (214 m) [2]
Parent peak Sugarloaf Mountain [2]
Isolation 2.31 mi (3.72 km) [2]
Coordinates 40°35′27″N111°33′36″W / 40.5907458°N 111.5599728°W / 40.5907458; -111.5599728 [3]
Naming
Etymology William H. Clayton
Geography
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Clayton Peak
Location in Utah
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Clayton Peak
Clayton Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Salt Lake / Wasatch
Protected area Wasatch Mountain State Park
Parent range Wasatch Range [4]
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Brighton
Geology
Type of rock Diorite, Granodiorite [5]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [2]

Clayton Peak, also known unofficially as Mount Majestic, is a 10,721-foot-elevation (3,268-meter) summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Wasatch County, in Utah, United States.

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Description

Clayton Peak is located 22 miles (35 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Brighton in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. [4] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into headwaters of Big Cottonwood Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Snake Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,900 feet (884 meters) above Snake Creek in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). From Guardsman Pass, reaching the top involves 2.2 miles (round-trip) of hiking along a portion of the Great Western Trail with 1,015 feet of elevation gain. [6] The summit provides views of the Brighton Lakes area, the Uinta Mountains, Heber Valley, and Mount Timpanogos. [1] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, [3] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1891. [7]

Climate

Clayton Peak has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [8] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. This climate supports skiing at the Brighton Ski Resort on the peak's west slope.

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References

  1. 1 2 Clayton Peak Trail #025, US Forest Service, Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clayton Peak - 10,721' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  3. 1 2 "Clayton Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  4. 1 2 "Clayton Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  5. ↑ Laurence P. James, Geology, Ore Deposits, and History of the Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, Utah Geological Survey, 1979.
  6. ↑ Greg Witt, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City, Menasha Ridge Press, 2012, ISBN   9780897329439, p. 145.
  7. ↑ Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1891), A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, US Government Printing Office, p. 89.
  8. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN   1027-5606.
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