Kings Peak
Kings Peak rises to 4,123 m in Utah. South Kings Peak stands 4,116 m to the south-southwest, 0.8 miles off. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Kings Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah, with an elevation of 13,528 feet (4,123 m) NAVD 88.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1642538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4123.3 m
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 29.9 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Caves · 27 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Kings Peak: 0.8 mi
- Dome Peak: 1.2 mi
- Henrys Fork Peak: 1.2 mi
- Second Gemini: 1.5 mi
- Cliff Point: 1.5 mi
- Smokey Springs: 14.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 15.9 mi
- Bull Elk Creek Spring: 16.9 mi
- Bennion Spring: 17.2 mi
- Lucky Spring: 17.6 mi
- Steel Creek Park: 11.6 mi
- Suicide Park: 15.9 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 16.6 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 16.7 mi
- Organization Camp Recreation Site: 16.8 mi
- Blacks Fork: 17.5 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 17.8 mi
- Mount Albert: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Kings Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kings Peak | SSW 200° | 4,116 m | 0.8 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NNE 27° | 4,095 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Emmons | SE 141° | 4,090 m | 5.8 mi |
| Painter Peak | SSE 156° | 4,080 m | 1.8 mi |
| Second Gemini | S 174° | 4,056 m | 1.5 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NNE 30° | 4,043 m | 2.2 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NW 312° | 4,036 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | W 264° | 4,020 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1442332 — Kings Peak, Duchesne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356678965
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