Kings Peak Trail
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Kings Peak Trail is a popular high-altitude hiking route in Utah that serves as the primary path for climbers ascending the state’s highest summit, Kings Peak.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kings Peak routes via Yellowstone Creek | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hiking trail
ⓘ
mountain trail ⓘ |
| accesses | Kings Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| difficulty | strenuous ⓘ |
| elevationContext | above 10,000 feet for much of its length ⓘ |
| environment |
alpine terrain
ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ |
| featureType | high-altitude route ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Kings Peak summit area ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Kings Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding Uinta peaks ⓘ |
| hazard |
afternoon thunderstorms
ⓘ
altitude sickness risk ⓘ rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ snowfields early in season ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Uinta Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| notableFor | access to Utah’s highest point ⓘ |
| partOf | High Uintas Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Henry’s Fork Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
meadows
ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ |
| popularity | one of the most popular high-elevation hikes in Utah ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Utah ⓘ |
| requires | backcountry preparedness ⓘ |
| requiresPermit | may require local regulations compliance in High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ |
| servesAsPrimaryRouteTo | Kings Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateHighPointRouteFor | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trailUse | day hikes to longer multi-day trips ⓘ |
| typicalStartingPoint | Henry’s Fork Trailhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUsers |
climbers attempting state high point
ⓘ
mountain hikers ⓘ |
| typicalUseSeason |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ peak bagging ⓘ trail running ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kings Peak routes via Yellowstone Creek