Dellenbaugh Butte
Dellenbaugh Butte, from Green River, June 2019
Highest point
Elevation4,395 ft (1,340 m)[1]
Prominence55 ft (17 m)[1]
Isolation2.23 mi (3.59 km)[1]
Coordinates38°49′30″N 110°06′42″W / 38.8249751°N 110.1117990°W / 38.8249751; -110.1117990[2]
Geography
Dellenbaugh Butte is located in Utah
Dellenbaugh Butte
Dellenbaugh Butte
Location in Utah
Dellenbaugh Butte is located in the United States
Dellenbaugh Butte
Dellenbaugh Butte
Dellenbaugh Butte (the United States)
LocationGrand County, Utah, US
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Green River SE
Geology
Age of rockLate Jurassic
Type of rockSummerville Formation

Dellenbaugh Butte is a summit in Grand County of the U.S. state of Utah.[2] Dellenbaugh Butte is the 2348th highest summit in the state of Utah.[3]

Description

Dellenbaugh Butte has the name of Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1853–1935), an explorer.[4] Dellenbaugh was an artist and assistant topographer with Major John Wesley Powell's expedition when Powell camped at this location along the Green River. The butte is primarily composed of the Summerville Formation, which consists of distinctive, thin beds of shale, siltstone, and sandstone.[5]

Climate

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 −0 °C (32 °F) and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer.[6] This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimetres) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dellenbaugh Butte - 4,395' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. 1 2 "Dellenbaugh Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Dellenbaugh Butte". Peakery.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Leigh, Rufus Wood (1961). Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press. p. 18.
  5. ↑ USGS.gov
  6. ↑ 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.
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