O'Sullivan Peak (Utah)

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O'Sullivan Peak
Sunrise Peak
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 11,275 ft (3,437 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 495 ft (151 m) [2]
Parent peak Broads Fork Twin Peaks [2]
Isolation 0.53 mi (0.85 km) [2]
Coordinates 40°35′27″N111°42′40″W / 40.5909068°N 111.7111983°W / 40.5909068; -111.7111983 [3]
Naming
Etymology Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Geography
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O'Sullivan Peak
Location in Utah
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O'Sullivan Peak
O'Sullivan Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Salt Lake
Protected area Twin Peaks Wilderness [4]
Parent range Wasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Dromedary Peak
Climbing
Easiest route class 3+ scrambling [2]

O'Sullivan Peak, also known as Sunrise Peak, is an 11,275-foot-elevation (3,437-meter) mountain summit located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

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Description

O'Sullivan Peak is located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City in the Twin Peaks Wilderness on land managed by Wasatch–Cache National Forest. [4] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to Little Cottonwood Creek, whereas the north slope drains to Big Cottonwood Creek, and both creeks flow west to the Jordan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,475 feet (1,364 meters) above Little Cottonwood Canyon in 1.4 mile (2.25 km). This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1978 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882), civil war and western frontier photographer who visited this area as the official photographer of the King Survey and Wheeler Survey. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 United States Board on Geographic Names, Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List No. 7803, 1978, p. 25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "O'Sullivan Peak - 11,275' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ↑ "O'Sullivan Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. 1 2 "Sunrise Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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