Lowe Peak is a 10,589-foot-elevation (3,228-meter) mountain summit located on the common boundary that Tooele County shares with Utah County in Utah, United States.
| Lowe Peak | |
|---|---|
 East aspect, centered on skyline | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,589 ft (3,228 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,369 ft (417 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Flat Top Mountain[1] |
| Isolation | 3.71 mi (5.97 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°25′32″N 112°11′56″W / 40.4255447°N 112.1987548°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Lowe Peak Location in Utah  Lowe Peak Lowe Peak (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Tooele / Utah |
| Parent range | Oquirrh Mountains[4] Great Basin Ranges |
| Topo map | USGS Lowe Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pennsylvanian[2] |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Limestone, Oquirrh Formation[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 hiking[1] |
Description
editLowe Peak is located 27 miles (43 km) southwest of downtown Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of Lehi in the Oquirrh Mountains which are part of the Great Basin Ranges. It ranks as the second-highest summit in the Oquirrh Mountains,[4] and sixth-highest in Tooele County.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to Rush Valley via Ophir Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Utah Lake via West Canyon Wash. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,800 feet (1,158 meters) above Left Fork West Canyon in two miles (3.2 km). In 1988, two people perished when their small plane crashed at 9,700 feet on the west face of the peak.[5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
editLowe Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[6] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures 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.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Lowe Peak - 10,589' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b c William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, 2016, FriesenPress, ISBN 9781460284131.
- ^ "Lowe Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b "Lowe Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ 2 Die in Oquirrh Mountain Plane Crash, Deseret News, November 16, 1988.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Lowe Peak: weather
- National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet
