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Mount Peale

Mount Peale
Photo: Suffusion of Yellow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateUtah
Elevation12,717 ft (3,876 m)
Prominence6,161 ft (1,878 m) — an ultra-prominent peak
RangeLa Sal Mountains
Protected areaManti–La Sal National Forest

Source: Wikidata Q6922678 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Mount Peale

Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of Utah, United States. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Moab. The summit is the highest point in the Manti-La Sal National Forest and the Mount Peale Research Natural Area. Mount Peale was named for Albert Peale, a mineralogist on the Hayden Survey of 1875.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q6922678; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.