Ostler Peak

Ostler Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,718 ft (3,876 m)[1]
Prominence1,158 ft (353 m)[2]
Parent peakLamotte Peak (12,720 ft)[3]
Isolation2.07 mi (3.33 km)[3]
Coordinates40°44′48″N 110°46′08″W / 40.7465415°N 110.7689860°W / 40.7465415; -110.7689860[4]
Naming
EtymologyDick Ostler
Geography
Ostler Peak is located in Utah
Ostler Peak
Ostler Peak
Location in Utah
Ostler Peak is located in the United States
Ostler Peak
Ostler Peak
Ostler Peak (the United States)
LocationHigh Uintas Wilderness
CountryUnited States of America
StateUtah
CountySummit
Parent rangeUinta Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Hayden Peak
Geology
Rock ageNeoproterozoic
Rock typeMetasedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 scrambling[3]

Ostler Peak is a 12,718-foot elevation (3,876 m) mountain summit located in Summit County, Utah, United States.

Description

Ostler Peak is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is situated along the crest of the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 37th-highest summit in Utah.[5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Amethyst Lake in one-half mile. Neighbors include Spread Eagle Peak 1.4 mile to the southwest, Hayden Peak four miles west, and line parent Lamotte Peak two miles north-northeast. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into the Ostler and Stillwater forks of the Bear River.

Etymology

The landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to remember the late James Rulon "Dick" Ostler (1900–1931), Uinta National Forest ranger in the Grandaddy Lake region of the Uinta Mountains.[4][6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ostler Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.[7] Tundra climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.

Climate data for Ostler Peak 40.7434 N, 110.7697 W, Elevation: 12,224 ft (3,726 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 23.0
(−5.0) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		35.0
(1.7) 		43.3
(6.3) 		53.9
(12.2) 		61.7
(16.5) 		60.1
(15.6) 		52.2
(11.2) 		40.8
(4.9) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		23.1
(−4.9) 		39.6
(4.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 13.3
(−10.4) 		12.5
(−10.8) 		17.7
(−7.9) 		22.6
(−5.2) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		41.4
(5.2) 		49.2
(9.6) 		47.8
(8.8) 		40.4
(4.7) 		29.8
(−1.2) 		19.5
(−6.9) 		13.3
(−10.4) 		28.2
(−2.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 3.6
(−15.8) 		1.9
(−16.7) 		6.0
(−14.4) 		10.2
(−12.1) 		18.9
(−7.3) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		36.7
(2.6) 		35.6
(2.0) 		28.5
(−1.9) 		18.7
(−7.4) 		9.8
(−12.3) 		3.5
(−15.8) 		16.9
(−8.4)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.63
(143) 		5.36
(136) 		4.99
(127) 		4.98
(126) 		4.27
(108) 		2.95
(75) 		2.17
(55) 		2.00
(51) 		3.33
(85) 		4.33
(110) 		4.13
(105) 		5.02
(128) 		49.16
(1,249)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[8]
  • Ostler Peak and Spread Eagle Peak seen from Christmas Meadows Stillwater Fork of the Bear River in foreground
    Ostler Peak and Spread Eagle Peak seen from Christmas Meadows
    Stillwater Fork of the Bear River in foreground
  • Ostler Peak and Spread Eagle Peak seen from Christmas Meadows
    Ostler Peak and Spread Eagle Peak seen from Christmas Meadows
  • Ostler Peak in autumn
    Ostler Peak in autumn
  • Amethyst Lake viewed from Ostler Peak
    Amethyst Lake viewed from Ostler Peak
  • Lamotte Peak (left), Ostler Peak (center), Spread Eagle Peak (right).
    Lamotte Peak (left), Ostler Peak (center), Spread Eagle Peak (right).
  • Ostler Peak in autumn
    Ostler Peak in autumn
  • Northeast aspect of Ostler Peak viewed from airliner.
    Northeast aspect of Ostler Peak viewed from airliner.

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Hayden Peak
  2. ^ "Ostler Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ^ a b c "Ostler Peak - 12,718' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ a b "Ostler Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. ^ Utah 12,000-foot Peaks, peakbagger.com
  6. ^ John W. Van Cott (1990), Utah Place Names, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874803457, p. 283
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
  8. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved November 6, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.