Signal Peak
Signal Peak
Highest point
Elevation10,369 ft (3,160 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence4,485 ft (1,367 m)[1]
Listing
  • Utah county high points 21st[2]
  • Great Basin Peaks List[3]
Coordinates37°19′11″N 113°29′30″W / 37.3197027°N 113.4916207°W / 37.3197027; -113.4916207[4]
Geography
Signal Peak is located in Utah
Signal Peak
Signal Peak
Location in Utah
LocationWashington County, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangePine Valley Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Signal Peak

Signal Peak, with an elevation of 10,369 feet (3,160 m), is the highest peak in the Pine Valley Mountains and in Washington County in southwestern Utah, United States. Signal Peak is located north of the city of St. George and south of the community of Pine Valley in the Dixie National Forest.[5][6] The summit is the highest point in the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness.[1]

Signal Peak is in the watershed of tributaries of the Virgin River, which itself is a tributary of the Colorado River.

A trail to the top can be found at Oak Grove campground near the neighboring city of Leeds, Utah.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Signal Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Utah County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Great Basin Peaks Section List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Signal Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ "Signal Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pine Valley Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Signal Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

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Snow-capped Signal Peak to left, south aspect


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