Explorer Peak
Explorer Peak rises to 3,870 m in Utah. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kweeyahgut Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Explorer Peak is a 12,708-foot elevation (3,873 m) mountain summit located in Duchesne County, Utah, United States.
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Wikidata Q49028364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,870 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 22.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Caves · 13 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 13 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 17 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kweeyahgut Peak: 1.2 mi
- Cleveland Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Lovenia: 3.3 mi
- Red Knob: 3.7 mi
- Yard Peak: 4.3 mi
- Pigeon Milk Spring: 7.3 mi
- Lake Basin Spring: 14.7 mi
- Slope Spring: 15.7 mi
- Birch Spring: 17.8 mi
- Big Spring: 19.0 mi
- Steel Creek Park: 15.1 mi
- Organization Camp Recreation Site: 15.6 mi
- Suicide Park: 20.7 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 21.4 mi
- Jacks Park: 22.2 mi
- Cobrazone: 13.6 mi
- The Pass Crag: 13.7 mi
- Mount Albert: 17.8 mi
- Bluffs Outlook: 18.5 mi
- Red Cliff: 22.2 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 16.4 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 16.4 mi
- Upper Provo River Falls: 16.4 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 12.7 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 13.8 mi
- Duchesne Tunnel: 20.5 mi
- Museum: 12.6 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 13.8 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Blacks Fork: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Explorer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | ENE 74° | 4,123 m | 14.8 mi |
| South Kings Peak | ENE 77° | 4,116 m | 14.3 mi |
| Painter Peak | E 81° | 4,080 m | 15.1 mi |
| Second Gemini | E 80° | 4,056 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | ENE 69° | 4,043 m | 16.4 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | ENE 70° | 4,036 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | NE 36° | 4,020 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tokewanna Peak | N 9° | 4,016 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356678276
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