Kyhv Peak
Kyhv Peak rises to 2,399 m in Utah. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinterlands Climbing Area, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Kyhv Peak ( KIVE, like "dive," from a Ute word for "mountain") is a peak in the Wasatch range. It was once known as "Squaw Peak" and was officially renamed in 2022 as part of a federal order to remove the ethnic slur "squaw" from federally owned places in the United States.
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Wikidata Q49077288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,399 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 25 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 26 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Peak: 0.8 mi
- Y Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Y Mountain West Peak: 1.2 mi
- Little Rock Peak: 1.3 mi
- Peak 8753 ft: 2.1 mi
- The Park at Rock Canyon: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area of Wymount Terrace: 1.5 mi
- Sertoma Park: 1.9 mi
- Edgemont South Stake Park: 1.9 mi
- Quail Orchard Park: 2.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.6 mi
- Cascade Saddle Spring: 3.2 mi
- Hathenbrook Spring: 3.2 mi
- Boardman Spring: 3.4 mi
- Knight Spring: 4.0 mi
- Samuel H. Smith: 1.7 mi
- Matthew 4:18-20: 1.7 mi
- Juno: 2.1 mi
- Temple of Mercury: 2.1 mi
- Sefa II (1/1): 2.2 mi
- Victory Bell: 2.1 mi
- Gollum's Cave Memoriam: 2.2 mi
- Provo Indian War Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Fort Utah: 4.4 mi
- Provo Canyon Guard Quarters: 4.7 mi
- Scera Main Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Rotary Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Upper Falls Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Steelworkers Pavilion: 9.6 mi
- Veterans Paviion: 9.7 mi
- Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum: 2.0 mi
- BYU Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures: 2.2 mi
- BYU Museum of Paleontology: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Mormon Mexican History: 2.4 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No.1: 4.1 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No. 2: 4.2 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 4.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.2 mi
- The "Y": 1.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
- Fat Cats: 2.6 mi
- Splash Summit Water Park: 2.6 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 4.4 mi
- McDonald Building Green Space: 2.5 mi
- Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 2.9 mi
- North Park Neighborhood Garden: 3.0 mi
- Aston Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 5.8 mi
- Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Corner Canyon: 19.9 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 22.6 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 24.7 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 0.6 mi
- Ghost Falls: 3.5 mi
- Black Point: 20.3 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Rock Arch: 6.2 mi
- Diamond Arch: 17.4 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.0 mi
- Magnus Arch: 21.6 mi
- Forest City: 17.7 mi
- Thistle: 20.3 mi
- Mosida: 20.5 mi
- West Portal: 20.8 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 8.4 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 13.3 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Kyhv Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | N 349° | 3,581 m | 8.4 mi |
| South Timpanogos | N 352° | 3,573 m | 7.9 mi |
| North Timpanogos | NNW 345° | 3,487 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bomber Peak | NNW 347° | 3,459 m | 9.4 mi |
| The Shoulder | N 353° | 3,402 m | 8.4 mi |
| East Provo Peak | ESE 113° | 3,366 m | 4.0 mi |
| Provo Peak | ESE 120° | 3,355 m | 3.7 mi |
| Roberts Horn | N 353° | 3,351 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:19 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Provo BYU, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1325663647
Day trips start here
- Provo · 3 mi
- Orem · 4 mi
- American Fork · 12 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 13 mi
- Lehi · 15 mi
- Draper · 22 mi
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