Grandeur Peak is an mountain

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in the

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in Salt Lake County,

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, United States.

Description

Grandeur Peak is located southeast of downtown

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on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Foreste. The peak is part of the Wasatch Range, which is a subset of the

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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Parleys Creek, whereas the south slope drains to Mill Creek.

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is significant as the summit rises above

Parleys Canyon Parleys Canyon is a canyon located in the U.S. state of Utah. The canyon provides the route of Interstate 80 (I-80) (and previously the Lincoln Highway, U.S. Route 40, and a railroad) up the western slope of the Wasatch Mountains and is a relat ...

in 1.25 mile (2 km) and above Millcreek Canyon in one mile (1.6 km). The peak is prominent on the Wasatch skyline, and it is the most accessible as well as easiest climb of the major peaks rising above the

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.John Veranth, ''Hiking the Wasatch: A Hiking and Natural History Guide to the Central Wasatch'', 1988, Wasatch Mountain Club, , p. 73. Reaching the top involves 3.4 miles of trail hiking with 2,300 feet of elevation gain, and the summit provides excellent views of Salt Lake City.Christine Balaz, ''Explorer's Guide Utah'', The Countryman Press, 2009, , p. 59. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the

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File:Grandeur Peak.jpg, East aspect File:Wasatch Landscape - Grandeur Peak.jpg, Grandeur Peak (center) from the east. Millcreek Canyon in lower left.

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* Grandeur Peak
weather forecast
* Grandeur Peak Trail
US Forest Service
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