Tetzlaff Peak

Tetzlaff Peak
South aspect, from Interstate 80
Highest point
Elevation	6,267 ft (1,910 m)[1]
Prominence	1,387 ft (423 m)[2]
Parent peak	Lamus Peak (6,284 ft)[3]
Isolation	5.38 mi (8.66 km)[3]
Coordinates	40°50′02″N 113°54′33″W[4]
Naming
Etymology	Teddy Tetzlaff
Geography
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Location	Great Salt Lake Desert
Country	United States of America
State	Utah
County	Tooele
Parent range	Silver Island Mountains Great Basin Ranges
Topo map	USGS Tetzlaff Peak
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian
Rock type	Limestone[5]
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking[3]

Tetzlaff Peak is a 6,267-foot elevation (1,910 m) mountain summit located in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Description

Tetzlaff 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 10 miles to the southwest and the Bonneville Speedway is five miles to the southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the Bonneville Salt Flats in one mile. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1960 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American racecar driver Teddy Tetzlaff (1883–1929).[4][5] On August 12, 1914, Tetzlaff set a land speed record by driving the Blitzen Benz 142.8 miles per hour (229.8 kilometres per hour) at the Bonneville Salt Flats (then known as Salduro, Utah).[6][7]

Climate

Tetzlaff 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.

Gallery

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

See also

• Mountains portal
• Jenkins Peak
• List of mountain peaks of Utah

References

1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Tetzlaff Peak
2. "Tetzlaff Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
3. "Tetzlaff Peak - 6,267' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
4. "Tetzlaff Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
5. Tony Huegel (2006), Utah Byways: 65 of Utah's Best Backcountry Drives, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899974248, p. 26
6. Automobile Trade Journal, Volume 19, Chilton Company (1914), p. 93
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.

External links

• Tetzlaff Peak: weather forecast
• Pictures of Teddy Tetzlaff by James Walter Collinge