Mount Mellenthin
Mount Mellenthin rises to 3,852 m in Utah. Mount Peale stands 3,877 m to the south, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Laurel, a peak 0.6 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mount Mellenthin is a 12,645-foot (3,854 m) elevation summit located in San Juan County, Utah, United States. Mount Mellenthin is the second-highest peak of the La Sal Mountains, and second-highest in the county. It is situated in a dry, rugged, sparsely settled region, and set on land administered by Manti-La Sal National Forest. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Colorado River. The nearest town is Moab, 20 mi (32 km) to the northwest, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount Peale, 1.7 mi (2.7 km) to the south. The mountain's name honors Rudolf E. Mellenthin (1884–1918), forest ranger of La Sal National Forest, who was shot to death near this peak on August 23, 1918, while attempting to apprehend two draft evaders. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49053615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,852 m
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Colorado River Overlook · 19 mi
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Castle Valley Overlook · 19 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Laurel: 0.6 mi
- Talking Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mount Peale: 1.7 mi
- Little Tuk: 2.0 mi
- Mount Tukuhnikivatz: 2.2 mi
- Moab trail alt: 10.3 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 10.7 mi
- The Snotch: 10.7 mi
- Balanced Rock Mesa: 11.1 mi
- Elvis Hammer (Olympic Torch): 11.1 mi
- Tukuhnikivatz Spring: 3.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.4 mi
- Mason Spring: 6.6 mi
- Kane Springs: 12.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 15.0 mi
- North Dakota Crag: 2.4 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 10.0 mi
- Convent: 17.3 mi
- The Theater: 19.8 mi
- Tombstone: 20.0 mi
- Old City Park: 15.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 17.8 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 18.5 mi
- Moose Park: 18.5 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 18.5 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 18.5 mi
- Utah Burr: 18.7 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 18.7 mi
- Moab Mural: 18.8 mi
- Animal sculptures: 23.4 mi
- Faux Falls: 9.7 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 14.2 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 16.2 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 17.3 mi
- Miners Basin: 5.9 mi
- Castleton: 10.7 mi
- Dewey: 24.2 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Window Arch: 17.8 mi
- Trigon Arch: 24.7 mi
- Farmstead History: 19.2 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Moab Museum: 18.6 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Mount Mellenthin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | S 172° | 3,877 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | SW 221° | 3,810 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Waas | N 4° | 3,751 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Laurel | SSW 202° | 3,740 m | 0.6 mi |
| Manns Peak | N 10° | 3,729 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | N 0° | 3,719 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | NNE 29° | 3,711 m | 3.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 359° | 3,707 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA SAL 1SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1443301 — Mount Mellenthin, San Juan County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356679228
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 26 mi
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