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Delano Peak
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Delano Peak on January 1, 2006
Highest point
Elevation 12,174 ft (3,711 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 4,689 ft (1,429 m)
Listing
  • North America isolated peaks 111th
  • Utah County High Points 7th
Geography
Location Beaver / Piute counties, Utah, U.S.
Parent range Tushar Mountains
Topo map USGS Delano Peak

Delano Peak is a mountain in the Tushar Mountains in the Fishlake National Forest in Beaver and Piute counties in Utah, United States.

Description

The peak (pronounced deh-lah-no), is the highest point in the Tushar Mountains and in both Beaver and Piute counties. The Tushar Mountains are the third-highest range in the state, after the Uinta Mountains and the La Sal Range, though Delano Peak itself is surpassed in height by at least thirty-one other Utah peaks. The mountain is named for Columbus Delano (1809–1896), Secretary of the Interior during the Grant administration. Delano Peak is located just east of Beaver, and can be seen clearly from Interstate 70 and Interstate 15.

Climate

Climate data for Delano Peak 38.3652 N, 112.3766 W, Elevation: 11,821 ft (3,603 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 27.4
(−2.6)
27.4
(−2.6)
32.3
(0.2)
37.7
(3.2)
46.4
(8.0)
57.9
(14.4)
64.6
(18.1)
62.7
(17.1)
55.8
(13.2)
45.0
(7.2)
33.8
(1.0)
27.1
(−2.7)
43.2
(6.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 17.6
(−8.0)
16.9
(−8.4)
21.1
(−6.1)
25.7
(−3.5)
34.2
(1.2)
44.8
(7.1)
51.9
(11.1)
50.3
(10.2)
43.4
(6.3)
33.5
(0.8)
23.9
(−4.5)
17.5
(−8.1)
31.7
(−0.2)
Average low °F (°C) 7.8
(−13.4)
6.4
(−14.2)
9.9
(−12.3)
13.7
(−10.2)
22.0
(−5.6)
31.6
(−0.2)
39.1
(3.9)
37.9
(3.3)
31.0
(−0.6)
22.0
(−5.6)
14.0
(−10.0)
7.9
(−13.4)
20.3
(−6.5)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.32
(110)
4.20
(107)
4.38
(111)
4.57
(116)
2.85
(72)
1.12
(28)
2.25
(57)
2.79
(71)
2.31
(59)
3.35
(85)
3.45
(88)
4.18
(106)
39.77
(1,010)
Source: PRISM Climate Group
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