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The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] [3] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of Utah by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Utah county high points 1st [3] Coordinates ... Kings Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah, [1] with an elevation of 13,528 feet (4,123 m) NAVD 88. [2]
Kings Peak (Utah) in August 2004. Mountains in Utah are numerous and have varying elevations and prominences. Kings Peak, in the Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County, Utah, is the highest point in the state and has the greatest prominence. It has elevation 13,528 feet (4,123 m) [1] and prominence 6,348 feet (1,935 m). [2]
Mount Nebo is the southernmost and highest mountain in the Wasatch Range of Utah, in the United States, and the centerpiece of the Mount Nebo Wilderness, inside the Uinta National Forest. It is named after the biblical Mount Nebo in Jordan, [4] overlooking Israel from the east of the Jordan River, which is said to be the place of Moses' death.
The range has peaks ranging from 11,000 to 13,528 feet (3,353 to 4,123 m), with the highest point being Kings Peak, also the highest point in Utah. The Mirror Lake Highway crosses the western half of the Uintas on its way to Wyoming. Utah State Route 44 crosses the east end of the Uintas between Vernal and Manila.
Distinctive features of the mountain are its twin peaks and other outcroppings, the highest of which is called "Summit Peak" and which towers above the valley to an elevation of 9,030 feet (2,752 m). Thus, the peak looms about 4,800 feet (1,463 m) above the valley floor.
The plateau, a tectonic uplift on the much larger Colorado Plateau landform, is the highest in Utah. [1] [2] It is over 900 square miles (2330 km 2) of mostly forested highland, much of which is part of Dixie National Forest. It has over 50,000 acres (200 km 2) of rolling hilly terrain above 11,000 feet (3350 m).
It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. [4] [5] It is located about 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Moab. The summit is the highest point in the Manti-La Sal National Forest and the Mount Peale Research Natural Area. Mount Peale was named for Albert Peale, a mineralogist on the Hayden Survey of 1875. [5]