Gunnison Butte
| Gunnison Butte | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,247 ft (1,599 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 705 ft (215 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Peak 5452[2] |
| Isolation | 1.08 mi (1.74 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 39°06′22″N 110°07′28″W / 39.1060809°N 110.1245733°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | John Williams Gunnison |
| Geography | |
  Gunnison Butte Location within Utah  Gunnison Butte Location within the United States | |
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Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Emery |
Protected area | Desolation Canyon Wilderness[4] |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau[4] |
| Topo map | USGS Tusher Canyon |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Late Cretaceous[5] |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rock[5] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 5.6[2] |
Gunnison Butte is a 5,247-foot (1,599 m) summit in Emery County, Utah, United States.
Description
[edit]Gunnison Butte is situated eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Green River at the southeastern end of the Beckwith Plateau and along the boundary of the Desolation Canyon Wilderness Study Area which is the largest Wilderness study area managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the contiguous 48 states.[2][6] The toponym honors John Williams Gunnison (1812–1853), an American military officer who explored Utah with Edward Griffin Beckwith and crossed the Green River on September 30, 1853.[7] The toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] Precipitation runoff from this landform drains into the Green River which flows east of the butte. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,100 feet (335 meters) above the Green River in 0.4 mile (0.64 km). This butte is composed of sandstone of the Mesaverde Group which was deposited in the Late Cretaceous.[5]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gunnison Butte 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.[8] This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Gunnison Butte.
Gallery
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Gunnison Butte to left, with Swaseys Rapids
South aspect by William Henry Jackson, circa 1870s
John Williams Gunnison
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gunnison Butte, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gunnison Butte - 5,260' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- 1 2 "Gunnison Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- 1 2 "Gunnison Butte, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Geologic Map of the Huntington 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Carbon, Emery, Grand, and Uintah Counties, Utah, Irving J. Witkind, Utah Geological Survey, Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ↑ Desolation Canyon, Bureau of Land Management, www.blm.gov, Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ↑ Main Line of Railroad from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City, Geological Survey Bulletin 707, www.nps.gov, Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
[edit]- Weather forecast: Gunnison Butte
- Gunnison Butte (photo): Flickr
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