Kesler Peak (Wasatch Range)

Kesler Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation10,403 ft (3,171 m)[1][2]
Prominence443 ft (135 m)[3]
Parent peakSuperior Peak (11,132 ft)[4]
Isolation1.89 mi (3.04 km)[4]
Coordinates40°37′30″N 111°40′08″W / 40.6250745°N 111.6688679°W / 40.6250745; -111.6688679[5]
Naming
EtymologyFrederick Kesler
Geography
Kesler Peak is located in Utah
Kesler Peak
Kesler Peak
Location in Utah
Kesler Peak is located in the United States
Kesler Peak
Kesler Peak
Kesler Peak (the United States)
LocationBig Cottonwood Canyon
CountryUnited States of America
StateUtah
CountySalt Lake
Parent rangeWasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Aire
Geology
Age of rockCarboniferous[6]
Type of rockSedimentary rock[2]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1+ hiking[4]

Kesler Peak is a 10,403-foot elevation (3,171 m) mountain summit located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Mount Aire
  2. ^ a b William T. Parry (2016), Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus, FriesenPress, ISBN 9781460284131
  3. ^ "Kessler Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Kessler Peak - 10,403' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ "Kesler Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  6. ^ Francis C. Nicholas (1907), The Re-Opening of the Carbonate Mine, Utah, Mining and Engineering World, Volume 26, p. 9