Red Castle (Utah)
| Red Castle | |
|---|---|
 West aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,676 ft (3,864 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 457 ft (139 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | South Red Castle (12,829 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 0.52 mi (0.84 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°47′54″N 110°27′57″W / 40.7983014°N 110.4658523°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Red Castle Location in Utah  Red Castle Red Castle (the United States) | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Utah |
| County | Summit |
| Protected area | High Uintas Wilderness |
| Parent range | Uinta Mountains Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Powell |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Neoproterozoic |
| Type of rock | Metasedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 4 scrambling[1] |
Red Castle is a 12,676-foot-elevation (3,864-meter) mountain summit in Summit County, Utah, United States.
Description
[edit]Red Castle is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.[2] It is situated on a spur along the crest of the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 36th-highest summit in Utah.[1] It is one of the most distinct and photogenic landforms in the Uinta Mountains,[4] and it is considered the crown jewel of the range.[5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,500 feet (457 meters) above East Red Castle Lake in one-half mile (0.8 km). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north to Smiths Fork → Blacks Fork → Green River. The mountain's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Red Castle is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.[6] Tundra climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Red Castle - 12,676' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ a b "Red Castle, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ a b "Red Castle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Brett Prettyman, Hiking Utah's High Uintas: A Guide to the Region's Greatest Hikes, 2015, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 9781493015122, p. 206.
- ^ Wallace R. Hansen, The Geologic Story of the Uinta Mountains, U.S. Geological Survey, 1969, p. 25.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
External links
[edit]- Red Castle: weather forecast
- Red Castle (photo): Flickr
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