Mount Agassiz is a peak in the Uinta Mountains of northeastern Utah with an elevation of 12,433 feet (3,790 m). It is located in the High Uintas Wilderness and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The summit is named in honor of Louis Agassiz,[3] a well-known paleontologist, glaciologist and geologist.
| Mount Agassiz | |
|---|---|
.jpg) West side of Mt. Agassiz | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,433 ft (3,790 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,018 ft (310 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°42′40″N 110°49′25″W / 40.7110572°N 110.823503°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Agassiz Location in Utah | |
| Location | Duchesne / Summit counties, Utah, U.S. |
| Parent range | Uinta Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Hayden Peak |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mount Agassiz 40.7107 N, 110.8239 W, Elevation: 12,041 ft (3,670 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 23.4 (−4.8) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
35.6 (2.0) |
43.8 (6.6) |
54.7 (12.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
60.9 (16.1) |
53.0 (11.7) |
41.3 (5.2) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
40.2 (4.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.8 (−10.1) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
42.0 (5.6) |
50.1 (10.1) |
48.7 (9.3) |
41.1 (5.1) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
20.0 (−6.7) |
13.9 (−10.1) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.2 (−15.4) |
2.6 (−16.3) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
37.6 (3.1) |
36.5 (2.5) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
4.1 (−15.5) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.93 (125) |
4.62 (117) |
4.41 (112) |
4.53 (115) |
3.89 (99) |
2.53 (64) |
2.00 (51) |
2.07 (53) |
3.09 (78) |
3.80 (97) |
3.78 (96) |
4.43 (113) |
44.08 (1,120) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Mount Agassiz, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Mount Agassiz". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "What Utah mountain range honors prominent geoscientists of the 19th century and who were they?". Utah Geological Survey. Utah Department of Natural Resource. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
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Media related to Mount Agassiz (Utah) at Wikimedia Commons- "Mount Agassiz". SummitPost.org.
- Hayden Peak quadrangle, Utah (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. USGS.
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