Mount Peale
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Mount Peale rises to 3,877 m in Utah. Mount Mellenthin stands 3,852 m to the north, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Talking Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of Utah, United States. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Moab. The summit is the highest point in the Manti-La Sal National Forest and the Mount Peale Research Natural Area. Mount Peale was named for Albert Peale, a mineralogist on the Hayden Survey of 1875. The La Sal Mountains sit on the arid Colorado Plateau, near such famous desert landmarks as Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park. However, due to their height, the La Sals are heavily forested and usually snow-capped until early summer (there is one snowfield on the north side that usually lasts year round). Mount Peale can be seen on a clear day from the Wasatch Plateau of central Utah, near Orangeville, over 115 miles (190 km) away. Mount Peale can be accessed from various directions, but is most commonly climbed from the area of La Sal Pass, 10,125 ft (3,086 m), about 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest of the peak. La Sal Pass is accessed from the southeast via a graded gravel road. From the pass, the summit is obtained by a short but steep off-trail hike of about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) with about 2,600 ft (800 m) of elevation gain. The route often involves some travel on snow, even in summer.
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Wikidata Q6922678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3877 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Colorado River Overlook · 20 mi
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Castle Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Talking Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Mount Laurel: 1.2 mi
- Mount Tukuhnikivatz: 1.7 mi
- Mount Mellenthin: 1.7 mi
- Little Tuk: 2.0 mi
- Moab trail alt: 9.9 mi
- Moab trail alt: 10.1 mi
- Guardian Rock: 11.2 mi
- Moab Rim Arch: 11.9 mi
- Tukuhnikivats Arch: 12.1 mi
- Tukuhnikivatz Spring: 3.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.1 mi
- Mason Spring: 8.2 mi
- Kane Springs: 12.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 16.1 mi
- Pinhook Draw Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
- Old City Park: 16.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 18.8 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 19.5 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
- North Dakota Crag: 3.5 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 11.6 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 15.5 mi
- Convent: 19.0 mi
- Tombstone: 20.7 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 19.5 mi
- Utah Burr: 19.7 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 19.7 mi
- Moab Mural: 19.8 mi
- Animal sculptures: 24.4 mi
- Faux Falls: 10.3 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 16.0 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 17.2 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 18.5 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Miners Basin: 7.6 mi
- Castleton: 12.4 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Window Arch: 18.4 mi
- Moab Museum: 19.6 mi
- Farmstead History: 20.2 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Mount Peale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mellenthin | N 352° | 3,852 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | W 273° | 3,810 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Waas | N 1° | 3,751 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Laurel | NNW 337° | 3,740 m | 1.2 mi |
| Manns Peak | N 4° | 3,729 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | N 358° | 3,719 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | NNE 15° | 3,711 m | 4.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 357° | 3,707 m | 6.7 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 | 16:19 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356679479
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 28 mi
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