Jacob Peak
Jacob Peak is a 6,873-foot (2,095 m) rock formation in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.[1] Jacob Peak is part of the Three Patriarchs, along with (and located to the north of) Abraham Peak and Isaac Peak.
| Jacob Peak | |
|---|---|
  Jacob Peak (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,873 ft (2,095 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°14′59.0″N 112°58′30.3″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah |
| Topo map | USGS Springdale East |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Jurassic |
| Mountain type | Monolith |
| Type of rock | Navajo Sandstone |
Name
Zion National Park was first named Mukuntuweap National Monument by Geologist John Wesley Powell. Explorer Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, a companion to Powell's, illustrated and wrote about the park in Scribner's Magazine, giving publicity to the region. Shortly afterward, Methodist minister Frederick Vining Fisher explored the park along with two Latter-Day Saints youth and among them named many of the peaks in the park. Along with its neighbor peaks, names were chosen from biblical patriarchs.[2] The name for Isaac Peak was suggested by Claud Hirschi,[3] one of the youth with Fisher and named after Isaac.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacob Peak
- Kay, Ron (2008). Ron Kay's Guide to Zion National Park: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Zion National Park But Didn't Know who to Ask. Countryman. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9780881507928.
- Kaiser, James (2019). Zion: The Complete Guide: Zion National Park. Color Travel Guide. ISBN 9781940754383.
- Wadsworth, Reuben (2019). "Zion Centennial Day: Interesting tales of contributors to Zion's status as a national park". StGeorgeUtah.com. St George News. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
External links
Media related to Jacob Peak at Wikimedia Commons