Kletting Peak
Kletting Peak is a mountain in Summit County, Utah, named in 1964 for Utah architect Richard K.A. Kletting (1858-1943).[4] It is in the High Uintas Wilderness and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.[1]
| Kletting Peak | |
|---|---|
 South aspect of Kletting Peak (A-1 Peak to the right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,060 feet (3,676 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 495 ft (151 m)[1] |
| Listing | Utah 12,000-foot Peaks[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′47″N 110°51′23″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Kletting Peak | |
| Parent range | Uinta Range |
| Topo map | USGS Christmas Meadows |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble (class 2 or better) |
The summit is at 12,060 feet (3,676 m), has 495 feet (151 m) of clean prominence, and is relatively easy overland scramble (class 2 or better).[5] It ranks 101st on a list of Utah mountains having more than 200 feet of prominence.[2]
References
- "Kletting Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- "Utah 12,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- "Kletting Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- Gold, Troy W. (1994), "Kletting, Richard Karl August", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256
- "Kletting Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
External links
- "West Face Direct Route". SummitPost.org.
- "South Ridge via Hayden Fork". SummitPost.org.
- "Hell Hole Basin Route". SummitPost.org.
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