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] |
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| Geography | |
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| 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 | |
| Rock age | Neoproterozoic |
| Rock type | 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]References
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- ^ Brett Prettyman, Hiking Utah's High Uintas: A Guide to the Region's Greatest Hikes, 2015, Rowman & Littlefield, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., p. 206.
- ^ Wallace R. Hansen, The Geologic Story of the Uinta Mountains, U.S. Geological Survey, 1969, p. 25.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Red Castle: weather forecast
- Red Castle (photo): Flickr
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