South Kings Peak
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South Kings Peak rises to 4,116 m in Utah. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the north-northeast, 0.8 miles off. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section passes 25 miles off.
The story
South Kings Peak is the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Utah, With an elevation of 13,518 feet (4,120 m). It is located in north-central Duchesne County, immediately south of Kings Peak, the state's highest mountain, and is part of the Uinta Mountains within Ashley National Forest and the High Uintas Wilderness.
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Wikidata Q14711877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4116 m
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 24.9 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Caves · 27 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kings Peak: 0.8 mi
- Second Gemini: 0.9 mi
- Painter Peak: 1.3 mi
- Henrys Fork Peak: 1.6 mi
- Cliff Point: 1.8 mi
- Smokey Springs: 14.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 16.6 mi
- Bull Elk Creek Spring: 16.8 mi
- Bennion Spring: 17.2 mi
- Big Bend Hollow Spring: 17.5 mi
- Steel Creek Park: 12.1 mi
- Suicide Park: 16.5 mi
- Organization Camp Recreation Site: 17.1 mi
- Cowboy Cabin Park: 17.3 mi
- Deadhorse Park: 17.3 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 17.5 mi
- Blacks Fork: 17.9 mi
- Mount Albert: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of South Kings Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | NNE 20° | 4,123.3 m | 0.8 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NNE 26° | 4,095 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Emmons | SE 134° | 4,090 m | 5.4 mi |
| Painter Peak | SE 133° | 4,080 m | 1.3 mi |
| Second Gemini | SSE 150° | 4,056 m | 0.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NNE 27° | 4,043 m | 2.9 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NNW 337° | 4,036 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | W 267° | 4,020 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 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, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1445899 — South Kings Peak, Duchesne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356679977
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