Lowe Peak (Utah)

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Lowe Peak
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East aspect, centered on skyline
Highest point
Elevation 10,589 ft (3,228 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,369 ft (417 m) [1]
Parent peak Flat Top Mountain [1]
Isolation 3.71 mi (5.97 km) [1]
Coordinates 40°25′32″N112°11′56″W / 40.4255447°N 112.1987548°W / 40.4255447; -112.1987548 [3]
Geography
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Lowe Peak
Location in Utah
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Lowe Peak
Lowe Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Tooele / Utah
Parent range Oquirrh Mountains [4]
Great Basin Ranges
Topo map USGS Lowe Peak
Geology
Rock age Pennsylvanian [2]
Mountain type Fault block
Rock type Limestone, Oquirrh Formation [2]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 hiking [1]

Lowe Peak is a 10,589-foot-elevation (3,228-meter) mountain summit located on the common boundary that Tooele County shares with Utah County in Utah, United States.

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Description

Lowe Peak is located 27 miles (43 km) southwest of downtown Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of Lehi in the Oquirrh Mountains which are part of the Great Basin Ranges. It ranks as the second-highest summit in the Oquirrh Mountains, [4] and sixth-highest in Tooele County. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to Rush Valley via Ophir Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Utah Lake via West Canyon Wash. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,158 meters) above Left Fork West Canyon in two miles (3.2 km). In 1988, two people perished when their small plane crashed at 9,700 feet on the west face of the peak. [5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Lowe Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters. [6] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

See also

Aerial view of the east side of Lowe Peak, centered. Lowe Peak aerial.jpg
Aerial view of the east side of Lowe Peak, centered.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lowe Peak - 10,589' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  2. 1 2 3 William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, 2016, FriesenPress, ISBN   9781460284131.
  3. ↑ "Lowe Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  4. 1 2 "Lowe Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  5. ↑ 2 Die in Oquirrh Mountain Plane Crash, Deseret News, November 16, 1988.
  6. ↑ 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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