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Mount Baldy (Salt Lake County, Utah)

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Coordinates: 40°34′05″N 111°38′17″W / 40.5679673°N 111.6380315°W / 40.5679673; -111.6380315
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Mount Baldy
East-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation11,068 ft (3,374 m)[1]
Prominence368 ft (112 m)[1]
Parent peakTwin Peaks[1]
Isolation1.4 mi (2.3 km)[1]
Coordinates40°34′05″N 111°38′17″W / 40.5679673°N 111.6380315°W / 40.5679673; -111.6380315[2]
Geography
Mount Baldy is located in Utah
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy
Location in Utah
Mount Baldy is located in the United States
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySalt Lake / Utah
Parent rangeWasatch Range[3]
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Dromedary Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1 hiking[1]

Mount Baldy is an 11,068-foot-elevation (3,374-meter) summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Utah County, in Utah, United States.

Description[edit]

Mount Baldy is located 19 miles (31 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[3] The peak is part of the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Little Cottonwood Creek, whereas the south slope drains into headwaters of the American Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,000 feet (914 meters) above Little Cottonwood Canyon in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2]

Climate[edit]

Mount Baldy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[4] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.

Gallery[edit]

  • East aspect of Mount Baldy viewed from Sugarloaf Mountain
    East aspect of Mount Baldy viewed from Sugarloaf Mountain
  • North aspect
    North aspect
  • Southwest aspect
    Southwest aspect
  • Northeast aspect of Mount Baldy, with Twin Peaks behind
    Northeast aspect of Mount Baldy, with Twin Peaks behind
  • Mount Baldy
    Mount Baldy
  • Sugarloaf Mountain (center), Twin Peaks behind left, Mount Baldy to right, viewed from Clayton Peak.
    Sugarloaf Mountain (center), Twin Peaks behind left, Mount Baldy to right, viewed from Clayton Peak.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Baldy, Mount - 11,068' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Baldy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Baldy, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  4. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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