Mount Wolverine is a 10,795-foot-elevation (3,290-meter) summit in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
| Mount Wolverine | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, summit on the left | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,795 ft (3,290 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 575 ft (175 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Sugarloaf Mountain[3] |
| Isolation | 1.76 mi (2.83 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 40°35′07″N 111°36′12″W / 40.5853859°N 111.6034137°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Wolverine |
| Geography | |
  Mount Wolverine Location in Utah  Mount Wolverine Mount Wolverine (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Salt Lake |
| Parent range | Wasatch Range[5] Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Brighton |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 33 Ma |
| Type of rock | Granodiorite[6] (Igneous rock)[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2+ scrambling[3] |
Description
editMount Wolverine is located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City between the Alta Ski Area and the Brighton Ski Resort in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[5] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into headwaters of Big Cottonwood Creek, whereas the south slope drains into headwaters of Little Cottonwood Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,800 feet (549 meters) above Little Cottonwood Canyon in approximately one mile (1.6 km). Mount Wolverine is composed of granodiorite of the igneous Alta stock.[7] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]
Climate
editMount Wolverine has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.
Gallery
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Northwest face above the cirque -
Southwest aspect viewed from Sugarloaf Mountain. Albion Basin below. -
View from Sunset Peak with Mount Wolverine (upper left), Mount Tuscarora (center), and Mount Millicent (right).
References
edit- ^ a b William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, 2016, FriesenPress, ISBN 9781460284131.
- ^ Jared Hargrave, Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Utah, Mountaineers Books, 2015, ISBN 9781594858321
- ^ a b c d "Wolverine, Mount - 10,795' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ a b "Mount Wolverine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ a b "Mount Wolverine, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ The Salt Lake Region, J. Cecil Alter, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932, p. 94.
- ^ Miriam H. Bugden, Geology and Scenery of the Central Wasatch Range, Salt Lake and Summit Counties, Utah, Utah Geological Survey, 1991, ISBN 9781557913425, p. 12
- ^ 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- Mount Wolverine: weather forecast
