Wilkins Peak
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Sweetwater County, Wyoming, U.S.
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Wilkins Peak is a small mountain located in
Geology
Along with other mountains in southwestern Wyoming, Wilkins Peak is part of the Green River Formation, a formation of the intermontane Lake Gosiute environment during the Eocene epoch. Similar to its neighboring Aspen Mountain, Wilkins Peak is part of the Rock Springs Uplift,[2] and some of the largest oil shale and trona beds in the region are located near the mountain. Wilkins Peak also has its own distinct segment of the Green River Formation, which is known as the Wilkins Peak Member.[3] [4] The peak itself is 7,650 feet (2,332 m) in elevation and is located 8.18 miles (13 km) from Rock Springs, Wyoming and 6.3 miles (10 km) from Green River, Wyoming.
Radio and television uses
Wilkins Peak holds
FM translators
Among high powered FM radio stations, Wilkins Peak is also currently host lower powered FM translators.
Wilkins Peak also has repeater towers for local police, fire, and EMS services. The emergency radio repeaters on the mountain are used in conjunction with other repeaters located on nearby Aspen Mountain and Mansface Hill.[11]
In September 2003, a commercial truck delivering propane to customers on the peak knocked down the then-existent KUWZ tower after the vehicle's brakes failed. The collapse of the tower knocked out power to the mountain for several hours, and while KUWZ borrowed space from neighboring towers for several months thereafter, the station ultimately relocated its transmitter to nearby Aspen Mountain.[12][13]
Accessing the peak
Wilkins Peak is not gated, and it can be reached via an unpaved road known as Wilkins Peak Road that starts on
Trail system
The Sweetwater Mountain Bike Association, a committee of the City of Green River Chamber of Commerce and in partnership with the BLM, U.S. Forest Service and Rock Springs Grazing Association has sanctioned the mountain biking trail system known as the Wilkins Peak Trail System, currently a group of single track trails encompassing just over 24 miles located on land directly west of Wilkins Peak. Accessed primarily from the Green River area these trails offer a mix of varying difficulty levels for every rider. Current trail maps can be obtained for free at the Green River Chamber of Commerce at the Visitor Center.
See also
References
- ^ "Wilkins Peak USGS Wilkins Peak Quad, Wyoming, Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ Alan Caroll: Green River, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Eugster, H.P.; Hardie, L.A. (1975). "Sedimentation in an ancient playa-lake complex; the Wilkins Peak Member of the Green River Formation of Wyoming". Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 86 (3): 319–334. ISSN 0016-7606. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ "Green River Formation". University of California Museum of Paleontology. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ "Rock Springs FCC TV Query". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Rock Springs AM and FM Market - RTLI
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info".
- ^ K285FG
- ^ K205FE
- ^ K232CU
- ^ "WY Public Safety Mobile Communications Steering Committee Meeting" (PDF). State of Wyoming, Wyolink. 2002-12-20. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Kathy Gilbert (2003-09-17). "Local WPR has bad gas" (txt). The Green River Star. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Wilkins Peak Radio Tower Information and Pictures". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Wade Liedtke. "Wilkins Peak Trail". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Wade Liedtke. "Ridgeline Trail". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
http://grchamber.com/pages/MountainBikingInformation/
External links
- [1] - Wilkins Peak Radio Tower Information and Pictures
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The tower for KYCS 95.1 FM, Rock Springs, Wyoming
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Wilkins Peak as seen in 2002, prior to the KUWZ tower (farthest left) collapse
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The towers forK35CN(center).
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The peak as seen from the east, in March 2008
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White Mountain from Wilkins Peak, looking north. Pilot Butte (left center) is on top of White Mountain.