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Jenkins Peak

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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.
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as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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in two miles. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1960 by the
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is significant as the summit rises over 3,000 feet (910 meters) above the
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which has hot summers and cold winters. The desert is an example of a
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Jenkins Peak on the left, Graham Peak at center, and
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United States Geological Survey topographical map -
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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Isolation
Coordinates
40°54′23″N 113°49′37″W / 40.906479°N 113.826901°W / 40.906479; -113.826901
Etymology
Ab Jenkins
Jenkins Peak is located in Utah
Jenkins Peak is located in the United States
Great Salt Lake Desert
United States of America
Utah
Tooele
Parent range
Silver Island Mountains
Great Basin Ranges
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Cambrian
Mountain type
Fault block
Type of rock
Limestone
summit
Tooele County
Utah
Silver Island Mountains

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