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
Elevation12,060 feet (3,676 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence495 ft (151 m)[1]
ListingUtah 12,000-foot Peaks[2]
Coordinates40°45′47″N 110°51′23″W[3]
Geography
Parent rangeUinta Range
Topo mapUSGS Christmas Meadows
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble (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

  1. "Kletting Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. "Utah 12,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. "Kletting Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  4. 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
  5. "Kletting Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-04-18.


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