Rishel Peak

Rishel Peak is a 6,212-foot elevation (1,893 m) mountain summit located in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Rishel Peak
South aspect, from Bonneville Salt Flats
Highest point
Elevation6,212 ft (1,893 m)[1]
Prominence852 ft (260 m)[2]
Parent peakTetzlaff Peak (6,267 ft)[3]
Isolation2.65 mi (4.26 km)[3]
Coordinates40°49′00″N 113°57′18″W[4]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam David "Bill" Rishel[5]
Geography
Rishel Peak is located in Utah
Rishel Peak
Rishel Peak
Location in Utah
Rishel Peak is located in the United States
Rishel Peak
Rishel Peak
Rishel Peak (the United States)
LocationGreat Salt Lake Desert
CountryUnited States of America
StateUtah
CountyTooele
Parent rangeSilver Island Mountains
Great Basin Ranges
Topo mapUSGS Tetzlaff Peak
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockLimestone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Description

Rishel Peak is situated in the Silver Island Mountains which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges, and it is set on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The community of Wendover, Utah, is eight miles to the southwest and the Bonneville Speedway is seven miles to the east-southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1.5 mile. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1960 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor William D. "Bill" Rishel (1869–1947), who in 1907 was the first to test the suitability of the salt flat for driving by taking a Pierce-Arrow onto its surface.[4][6][7]

Climate

Rishel Peak is set in the Great Salt Lake Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[8] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

  • Rishel Peak
    Rishel Peak
  • Rishel Peak (left) and Tetzlaff Peak (center) seen from Volcano Peak.Further in the distance are Graham Peak and Jenkins Peak.
    Rishel Peak (left) and Tetzlaff Peak (center) seen from Volcano Peak.
    Further in the distance are Graham Peak and Jenkins Peak.
  • Volcano Peak (left), Rishel Peak (left of center) and Tetzlaff Peak (right) from Bonneville Salt Flats
    Volcano Peak (left), Rishel Peak (left of center) and Tetzlaff Peak (right) from Bonneville Salt Flats
  • Rishel Peak (left) and Tetzlaff Peak (right)
    Rishel Peak (left) and Tetzlaff Peak (right)
  • Rishel Peak
    Rishel Peak
  • Rishel Peak from Bonneville Salt Flats
    Rishel Peak from Bonneville Salt Flats

See also

References
  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Tetzlaff Peak
  2. "Rishel Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. "Rishel Peak - 6,212' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. "Rishel Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. United States Board on Geographic Names (1960), Decisions on Names in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Decision List 6001, Department of the Interior, p. 52
  6. Hanna, Tim (2005). One Good Run: The Legend of Burt Munro.
  7. Madeleine Osberger, Steve Cohen (1996), Adventure Guide to Utah, Hunter Pub., ISBN 9781556507267, p. 47
  8. 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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