Window Blind Peak

Window Blind Peak is a 7,030-foot (2,140 meter) elevation summit located in the San Rafael Swell of Emery County, Utah, U.S..[2][3] Towering 1,800 feet above its surrounding terrain, it is the highest point of the Mexican Mountain Wilderness Study Area.[1] Ownership is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast of Bottleneck Peak, and the nearest higher neighbor is Cedar Mountain, 8.95 miles (14.40 km) to the north-northeast.[3] Precipitation runoff from this feature drains north into the nearby San Rafael River. The first ascent of this peak was made September 23, 1973, by Jim Langdon, Dale Black, and Dave Palmer via the West Face.[4]

Window Blind Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,030 ft (2,140 m) [1]
Prominence1,410 ft (430 m) [1]
Parent peakCedar Mountain (7,665 ft)[1]
Isolation8.99 mi (14.47 km) [1]
Coordinates39°02′41″N 110°39′23″W [1]
Geography
Window Blind Peak
Location in Utah
Window Blind Peak
Window Blind Peak (the United States)
LocationEmery County, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeSan Rafael Swell
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Bottleneck Peak
Geology
Age of rockLate Triassic to Jurassic
Type of rocksandstone, siltstone, shale
Climbing
First ascent1973
Easiest routeclass 5.7 climbing[1]

Geology

This major erosional remnant along the San Rafael River is composed of Wingate Sandstone, which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic, overlain by Kayenta Formation, and capped by Jurassic Navajo Sandstone.[5] Lightly-colored slopes of Chinle Formation are exposed in places around the base of the mountain.

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Window Blind Peak. 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 32 °F (0 °C), 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 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

See also

References
  1. "Window Blind Peak - 7,030' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. "Window Blind Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. "Window Blind Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  4. "First Ascent Timeline". DesertTowersBook.
  5. Mexican Mountain WSA, Utah BLM Statewide Wilderness Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Volume VI, East-Central Region, page 15.
  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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