Jenkins Peak

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Coordinates: 40°54′23″N 113°49′37″W / 40.906479°N 113.826901°W / 40.906479; -113.826901
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Jenkins Peak
South aspect, from Bonneville Salt Flats
Highest point
Elevation7,268 ft (2,215 m)[1]
Prominence628 ft (191 m)[2]
Parent peakCampbell Peak (7,272 ft)[3]
Isolation2.28 mi (3.67 km)[3]
Coordinates40°54′23″N 113°49′37″W / 40.906479°N 113.826901°W / 40.906479; -113.826901[2]
Naming
EtymologyAb Jenkins
Geography
Jenkins Peak is located in Utah
Jenkins Peak
Jenkins Peak
Location in Utah
Jenkins Peak is located in the United States
Jenkins Peak
Jenkins Peak
Jenkins Peak (the United States)
Location
United States of America
StateUtah
CountyTooele
Parent rangeSilver Island Mountains
Great Basin Ranges
Topo mapUSGS Graham Peak
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockLimestone

Jenkins Peak is a 7,268-foot elevation (2,215 m) mountain summit located in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Description

Jenkins Peak is the third-highest summit in the

U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins (1883–1956), a professional race car driver who was interested in land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats.[4][5][6] He was instrumental in establishing Bonneville as a location for such events, and was elected Mayor of Salt Lake City
in 1940.

Climate

Jenkins Peak is set in the

drop sharply
after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

Gallery

  • Ab Jenkins
    Ab Jenkins
  • Jenkins Peak (left) below cloud
    Jenkins Peak (left) below cloud
  • Jenkins Peak on the left, Graham Peak at center, and Cobb Peak to the right.
    Jenkins Peak on the left, Graham Peak at center, and Cobb Peak to the right.

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Graham Peak
  2. ^ a b c "Jenkins Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. ^ a b "Jenkins Peak - 7,268' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. ^ "Jenkins Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. ISBN 9781556507267
    , p. 47
  6. ^ United States Board on Geographic Names (1960), Decisions on Names in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Decision List 6001, Department of the Interior, p. 51
  7. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

External links
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