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Mountain summit in Utah

Mount Hillers
Mount Hillers at the core of the Henry Mountains
Highest point
Elevation10,741 ft (3,274 m) NAVD 88
Prominence3,337 ft (1,017 m)
Parent peakMount Pennell (11,413 ft)
Isolation7.01 mi (11.28 km)
Coordinates37°53′15″N 110°41′51″W / 37.8874879°N 110.6973711°W / 37.8874879; -110.6973711
Naming
EtymologyJohn Karl Hillers
Geography
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LocationGarfield County, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeHenry Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Cass Creek Peak
Geology
Rock ageOligocene
Mountain typeLaccolith
Rock typeIgneous
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling

Mount Hillers is a summit in the Henry Mountains range, in Garfield County, Utah, in the United States. Its elevation is 10,741 feet (3,274 m)  NAVD 88.

It was named by Almon Harris Thompson for John Karl Hillers, a government photographer.

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mount Hillers. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

See also

Mt. Hillers (right) and parent Mt. Pennell (left), seen from Lake Powell

References

  1. ^ "Mount Hillers, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hillers, Mount - 10,737' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Mount Hillers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. "Mount Hillers (UT)". summitpost.org. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 157.
  6. "Historic 3D Photography of the Powell Survey".

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