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 | |
| Elevation | 12,706 ft (3,873 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,106 ft (337 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Lamotte Peak (12,720 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 2.51 mi (4.04 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′10″N 110°42′48″W / 40.7527172°N 110.7132123°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Robert Sterling Yard |
| Geography | |
  Yard Peak Location in Utah  Yard Peak Yard Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | High Uintas Wilderness |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Utah |
| County | Summit / Duchesne |
| Parent range | Uinta Mountains Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Red Knob |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Neoproterozoic |
| Type of rock | Metasedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2+ scrambling[3] |
Description edit
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 edit
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.
Gallery edit
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Dead Horse Peak (left) with Yard Peak (right) from Allsop Lake -
Dead Horse Peak (left), Allsop Lake, Yard Peak (right) -
Dead Horse Peak (left) and Yard Peak (right of center) viewed from the north from airliner.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Red Knob
- ^ a b "Yard Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Yard Peak - 12,706' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Yard Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
External links edit
- Yard Peak: weather forecast
- Yard Peak: Flickr photo
- Yard Peak rock climbing: Mountainproject.com