GUNUNG · Amerika Serikat
Kings Peak
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Information
- Elevation
- 4.123 m
- Country
- Amerika Serikat (US)
- Location / Range
- Pegunungan Uinta (High Uintas Wilderness), Utah
- Mountain type
- Titik tertinggi negara bagian Utah
- Volcanic?
- No (non-volcanic)
- Coordinates
- 40.7764, -110.3728
- Difficulty
- Menengah (backpacking jarak jauh; scramble batu Kelas 2 tanpa pendakian teknis)
- Best Season
- Pertengahan Juli–September (setelah salju mencair, sebelum badai musim gugur)
- Permits & Rules
- Tidak wajib izin berbayar; kawasan High Uintas Wilderness (Ashley & Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest) menerapkan aturan wilderness — registrasi mandiri di trailhead, batas ukuran rombongan, dan prinsip Leave No Trace
- Hazards
- Ketinggian (>4.000 m), badai petir sore hari di atas garis pohon, jarak tempuh panjang (±47 km pp), ladang batu (boulder field) yang melelahkan menjelang puncak, cuaca dingin mendadak
Description
Kings Peak (4,123 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Utah, rising in the Uinta Mountains — one of the few major U.S. ranges running east–west — inside the protected High Uintas Wilderness. Though non-technical, reaching the summit is a serious long-distance backpacking effort: the classic route from Henry's Fork Trailhead covers roughly 47 km round trip through Henry's Fork Basin, Gunsight Pass and Anderson Pass, finishing with a Class 2 boulder scramble along a rocky ridge. Most hikers split it into a 2–3 day trip camping in the basin, while some attempt it in a single day. The main challenges are altitude, distance, boulder fields, and the afternoon thunderstorms typical of the high Uintas.
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Routes
Henry's Fork Trail (jalur standar)
Menengah — scramble batu Kelas 2, non-teknisJalur terpopuler dari Henry's Fork Trailhead di sisi utara. Menyusuri Henry's Fork Basin dengan danau-danau alpine, mendaki ke Gunsight Pass, menyeberang ke Anderson Pass, lalu scramble di ladang batu sepanjang punggungan menuju puncak. Umumnya dilakukan sebagai backpacking 2–3 hari dengan basecamp di Dollar Lake atau sekitar cekungan.
Variasi "In a Day" (single-day push)
Menengah–berat (stamina), non-teknisRute yang sama namun ditempuh sekali jalan tanpa kemah, populer di kalangan pendaki bugar dan pelari gunung. Menuntut start dini hari, manajemen air, dan waspada badai petir sore; sebagian pendaki memakai variasi jalan pintas lewat Gunsight Pass untuk memangkas jarak.
Climbing Experiences
Kings Peak trip reports typically describe multi-day backpacking from Henry's Fork into the high Uinta basins, with a long summit day over Gunsight Pass and Anderson Pass before a boulder scramble to Utah's high point. Hikers stress the distance, the energy-sapping boulder fields, the alpine-lake scenery, and the range of styles — from relaxed multi-day trips to single-day pushes.
References
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