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Kesler Peak

Kesler Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kesler Peak rises to 2,666 m in Utah. Lowe Peak stands 3,216 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak 8662, a peak 0.4 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oquirrh Montain Range in Salt Lake and Tooele counties in Utah, United States

Wikidata Q49041323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2666 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.67550, -112.20315
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Peak 8662: 0.4 mi
  • Farnsworth Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Farnsworth Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Point: 2.7 mi
  • Bates Peak: 3.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Vines of Time: 5.6 mi
  • Tooele T: 10.7 mi
  • The Peaks: 13.2 mi
  • Arches: 13.4 mi
  • Drifting Waters: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens: 59
Attractions: 56
Springs: 51
  • Maple Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Factory/Dunne's Pond Springs: 4.7 mi
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 12
  • Carr Fork Wildlife Managment Area: 8.8 mi
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 16.1 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Monet Waterfall: 22.6 mi
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 22.9 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 24.0 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Hole in the Rock.: 2.1 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 18.1 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Kesler Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowe PeakS 179°3,216 m17.3 mi
Kelsey PeakS 182°3,162 m15.5 mi
White Pine PeakS 182°3,146 m14.9 mi
South Lowe PeakS 179°3,144 m17.6 mi
Rocky PeakS 183°3,118 m16.9 mi
Corn Peak (10186)S 181°3,105 m16.8 mi
Sharp MountainS 189°3,042 m19.2 mi
Tooele PeakS 185°2,926 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5920:2321:04
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5016:2217:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545526272817969544132
Precip in1.41.41.82.32.41.00.70.71.11.61.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garfield, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1429334 — Kesler Peak, Salt Lake County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356673350

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