Mount Mellenthin is a 12,645-foot (3,854 meter) elevation
summit located in
San Juan County of
Utah
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, United States.
Mount Mellenthin is the second-highest peak of the
La Sal Mountains. It is situated in a dry, rugged, sparsely settled region, and set on land administered by
Manti-La Sal National Forest. Precipitation
runoff
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from this mountain drains into tributaries of the
Colorado River
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. The nearest town is
Moab, to the northwest, and the nearest higher neighbor is
Mount Peale
Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of Utah, United States. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about southeast of Moab. The summit ...
, to the south. The mountain's name honors Rudolf E. Mellenthin (1884–1918), forest ranger of La Sal National Forest, who was shot to death near this peak on August 23, 1918, while attempting to apprehend two draft evaders.
This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
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.
Climate
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mount Mellenthin. According to the
Köppen climate classification
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system, it is located in a
Cold semi-arid climate
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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 of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.
Gallery
File:Mount Mellenthin, east aspect.jpg, East aspect
File:Mount Mellenthin from Arches National Park.jpg, From Arches National Park
File:Petrified Dunes and La Sal Mountains.jpg, Mount Mellenthin (left), Mount Tukuhnikivatz (right)
See also
*
Colorado Plateau
*
List of mountain peaks of Utah
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All ...
References
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External links
* Weather forecast
Mount Mellenthin* Rudolf Emil Mellenthin
Utahsfallen.org
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