Lone Peak
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Lone Peak rises to 3,376 m in Utah. Twin Peaks (west) stands 3,502 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Horn Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Lone Peak is a mountain summit in the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and the center of the Lone Peak Wilderness, established in 1978. With an elevation of 11,260 feet (3,430 m), it is one of the highest peaks in the range and among the most prominent of the Wasatch Front, towering over the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper and easily visible from most of the valley, which makes it a popular destination for hiking and rock climbing. it is the final peak in the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup (WURL). The first person in recorded history to scale the summit of Lone Peak was Richard Bell, Sr. of Riverton, Utah. Bell also led the first recorded climb of the Lone Peak Cirque. He went on to lead several expeditions and taught many alpine guides. Bells Canyon is named for him and is still a common route to the summit. Lone Peak consists almost entirely of quartz monzonite (a granitoid or granite-like rock) of the 30.5 million-year-old Little Cottonwood Stock. Quartzite and limestone are also found in distal locations on the mountain. The high mountain ridge stretching from Little Cottonwood Canyon on the northern end to Corner Canyon on the southern end, the highest peak of which is Lone Peak. Nearby peaks include Ennis Peak and Big Horn Peak. Lone Peak ranks 98th by elevation on the list of Utah peaks with at least 500 feet (150 m) of topographic prominence.
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Wikidata Q6671331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3376 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Horn Peak: 0.7 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Peak: 0.8 mi
- South Thunder Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bells Cleaver: 1.3 mi
- North Thunder Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Dam: 1.0 mi
- Plugging Into The Water: 3.2 mi
- Acrobats On Rock: 3.2 mi
- Temple Granite Quarry: 3.3 mi
- First Public Building - Alpine: 4.7 mi
- Wall of Springs: 2.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 2.8 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 2.9 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 2.9 mi
- Schoolhouse Springs: 2.9 mi
- South East Water Tank Park: 3.4 mi
- Glacio Park: 3.5 mi
- Pepperwood Park: 4.2 mi
- Brandon Park: 4.4 mi
- Moyle Park: 4.4 mi
- Three Little Boys & Play: 3.9 mi
- Mountain Motion: 7.8 mi
- Glaciated Mass: 7.8 mi
- 16 Triangles: 7.8 mi
- Look At Me: 7.8 mi
- The Devil's Eye: 5.5 mi
- Aquarium Fin/Wave: 7.2 mi
- EECO Voyager: 7.3 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 8.4 mi
- Chad's Gap: 8.5 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Site 1: 6.6 mi
- Site 2: 6.6 mi
- Dogwood Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Site 3: 6.6 mi
- Garden of Wheadon Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Historic Sandy Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Sandy City Hall: 7.9 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 8.2 mi
- Carlisle Gardens and Corn Maze: 8.8 mi
- Historic Pioneer Relic Hall: 5.2 mi
- Draper Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Alpine Art Center: 5.6 mi
- Sorensen Home Museum: 5.8 mi
- Automotive Addiction: 7.6 mi
- Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 2.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 2.7 mi
- Lisa Falls: 3.6 mi
- Corner Canyon: 4.8 mi
- South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
- South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 8.7 mi
- Forest City: 8.1 mi
- Johnson: 9.9 mi
- Lark: 17.9 mi
- Jordanelle: 19.0 mi
- Keetley: 19.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Ghost Falls: 15.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.2 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 18.7 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 3.5 mi
- Industrial Arch: 20.8 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 14.5 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 14.6 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Lone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (west) | ENE 72° | 3,501.8 m | 5.5 mi |
| North Timpanogos | SSE 149° | 3,487.2 m | 8.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks (east) | ENE 73° | 3,484.8 m | 5.8 mi |
| Geek Peak | ENE 77° | 3,471 m | 5.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks (East) | NNE 22° | 3,453.4 m | 5.0 mi |
| The Pfeifferhorn | E 80° | 3,453 m | 2.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | NNE 21° | 3,452.8 m | 4.9 mi |
| White Baldy | E 84° | 3,451 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356673579
Day trips start here
- Draper · 6 mi
- Sandy · 6 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 6 mi
- American Fork · 10 mi
- Lehi · 11 mi
- Orem · 16 mi
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