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Mount Baldy (Salt Lake County, Utah)

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Mountain in Utah, United States

Mount Baldy
East-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation11,068 ft (3,374 m)
Prominence368 ft (112 m)
Parent peakTwin Peaks
Isolation1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Coordinates40°34′05″N 111°38′17″W / 40.5679673°N 111.6380315°W / 40.5679673; -111.6380315
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySalt Lake / Utah
Parent rangeWasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Dromedary Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1 hiking

Mount Baldy is an 11,068-foot-elevation (3,374-meter) summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Utah County, in Utah, United States.

Description

Mount Baldy is located 19 miles (31 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. The peak is part of the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Little Cottonwood Creek, whereas the south slope drains into headwaters of the American Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,000 feet (914 meters) above Little Cottonwood Canyon in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Mount Baldy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.

Gallery

  • East aspect of Mount Baldy viewed from Sugarloaf Mountain East aspect of Mount Baldy viewed from Sugarloaf Mountain
  • Southwest aspect of Mount Baldy viewed from Hidden Peak Southwest aspect of Mount Baldy viewed from Hidden Peak
  • North aspect North aspect
  • Southwest aspect Southwest aspect
  • Northeast aspect of Mount Baldy, with Twin Peaks behind Northeast aspect of Mount Baldy, with Twin Peaks behind
  • Mount Baldy Mount Baldy
  • Sugarloaf Mountain (center), Twin Peaks behind left, Mount Baldy to right, viewed from Clayton Peak. Sugarloaf Mountain (center), Twin Peaks behind left, Mount Baldy to right, viewed from Clayton Peak.

References

  1. ^ "Baldy, Mount - 11,068' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mount Baldy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mount Baldy, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. 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.

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Places adjacent to Mount Baldy (Salt Lake County, Utah)
Mount Superior Alta Ski Area Albion Basin
Little Cottonwood Canyon Mount Baldy Sugarloaf Mountain
Twin Peaks Mineral Basin American Fork Canyon
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