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Grandeur Peak

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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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Hiking the Wasatch: A Hiking and Natural History Guide to the Central Wasatch
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Grandeur Peak is located eight miles (13 km) southeast of downtown
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Grandeur Peak (center) from the east. Millcreek Canyon in lower left.
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is significant as the summit rises 3,300 feet (1,006 meters) above
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in 1.25 mile (2 km) and 2,700 feet (823 meters) above
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The peak is set in the 127: 26: 206:United States of America 112:40.7070187; -111.7596899 59:739 ft (225 m) 335:Wasatch National Forest 504:, 2016, FriesenPress, 585:Grandeur Peak Trail: 415:Explorer's Guide Utah 388:"Grandeur Peak, Utah" 333:on land managed by 103: /  500:William T. 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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Isolation
Coordinates
40°42′25″N 111°45′35″W / 40.7070187°N 111.7596899°W / 40.7070187; -111.7596899
Grandeur Peak is located in Utah
Grandeur Peak is located in the United States
United States of America
Utah
Salt Lake
Parent range
Wasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Type of rock
Sedimentary rock
Easiest route
class 1
hiking
summit
Salt Lake County
Utah
Salt Lake City
Wasatch National Forest
Wasatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Topographic relief

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