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Haystack Peak is a mountain
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Mountains of Utah Mountains of Juab County, Utah North American 3000 m summits Mountains of the Great Basin
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
located in Juab County, Utah, United States.
Description
Haystack Peak is the second-highest summit in theDeep Creek Mountains
The Deep Creek Range, (often refereed to as the Deep Creek Mountains ( Goshute: Pi'a-roi-ya-bi), are a mountain range in the Great Basin located in extreme western Tooele and Juab counties in Utah, United States.
The range trends north-south ( ...
which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges, and it is set on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
. The Dugway Proving Ground is northeast of the peak and line parent A peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between two summits and is roughly synonymous with pass, gap, saddle and notch. The highest col of ...
Ibapah Peak is 1.5 mile to the southwest. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises in six miles, and the west aspect rises over in two miles. Bristlecone pine can be found on the peak's slopes, as well as spruce, fir, and aspen. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into Sams Creek, the northwest slope drains into Indian Farm Creek, and the south slope is drained by Red Cedar Creek. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1974 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
Haystack Peak is set in the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters. 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. Alpine climate characterizes the summit and highest slopes.
See also
* * List of mountain peaks of UtahReferences
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Mountains of Utah Mountains of Juab County, Utah North American 3000 m summits Mountains of the Great Basin