Volcano Peak (Utah)

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Coordinates: 40°47′44″N 113°58′38″W / 40.7954850°N 113.9772303°W / 40.7954850; -113.9772303
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Volcano Peak
South aspect, from Bonneville Salt Flats
Highest point
Elevation6,011 ft (1,832 m)[1]
Prominence931 ft (284 m)[2]
Parent peakRishel Peak (6,212 ft)[3]
Isolation1.88 mi (3.03 km)[3]
Coordinates40°47′44″N 113°58′38″W / 40.7954850°N 113.9772303°W / 40.7954850; -113.9772303[4]
Geography
Volcano Peak is located in Utah
Volcano Peak
Volcano Peak
Location in Utah
Volcano Peak is located in the United States
Volcano Peak
Volcano Peak
Volcano Peak (the United States)
Location
class 3 scrambling[3]

Volcano Peak is a 6,011-foot elevation (1,832 m) mountain summit located in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Description

Volcano Peak is situated in the

U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]

Climate

Volcano 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

  • Volcano Peak (left), Rishel Peak (left of center) and Tetzlaff Peak (right) from Bonneville Salt Flats
    Volcano Peak (left), Rishel Peak (left of center) and Tetzlaff Peak (right) from Bonneville Salt Flats
  • Southwest slope
    Southwest slope
  • South aspect
    South aspect

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Tetzlaff Peak
  2. ^ "Volcano Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ a b c "Volcano Peak - 6,011' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. ^ a b "Volcano Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ Utah Geological Society (1960), Guidebook to the Geology of Utah, p. 173
  6. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

External links
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