Mount Emmons
Mount Emmons rises to 4,090 m in Utah. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mount Emmons (or Emmons Peak) is a summit in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. It is located within the Ashley National Forest and the High Uintas Wilderness. It is situated about 5.76 miles (9.27 km) southeast of Kings Peak and has an elevation of 13,448 feet (4,099 m). It was named for geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons (as was another peak in Colorado). Mount Emmons is also the name of a very small community 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the town of Altamont, Utah. and about 25 miles (40 km) south of Emmons Peak.
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Wikidata Q16888301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,090 m
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
Named places within 25 miles
- Painter Peak: 4.1 mi
- Second Gemini: 4.6 mi
- South Kings Peak: 5.4 mi
- Kings Peak: 5.8 mi
- East Gunsight: 6.1 mi
- Smokey Springs: 9.1 mi
- Bull Elk Creek Spring: 11.5 mi
- Bennion Spring: 12.2 mi
- Big Bend Hollow Spring: 12.3 mi
- Trail Spring: 12.5 mi
- Steel Creek Park: 17.4 mi
- Lost Creek Park: 19.0 mi
- Suicide Park: 21.4 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 21.5 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 22.2 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 12.1 mi
- Mount Albert: 22.2 mi
- Blacks Fork: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Mount Emmons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | NW 321° | 4,123 m | 5.8 mi |
| South Kings Peak | NW 314° | 4,116 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NNW 346° | 4,095 m | 7.9 mi |
| Painter Peak | NW 314° | 4,080 m | 4.1 mi |
| Second Gemini | NW 311° | 4,056 m | 4.6 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NNW 338° | 4,043 m | 6.8 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NW 319° | 4,036 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | W 281° | 4,020 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 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, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1440934 — Mount Emmons, Duchesne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356678234
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