Lone Peak

Lone Peak
Looking Eastward at Lone Peak from Jacob's Ladder
Highest point
Elevation	11,260 feet (3,432 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence	893 ft (272 m)
Coordinates	40°31′37″N 111°45′22″W / 40.526936411°N 111.756079919°W / 40.526936411; -111.756079919Coordinates: 40°31′37″N 111°45′22″W / 40.526936411°N 111.756079919°W / 40.526936411; -111.756079919
Geography
Lone Peak Salt Lake County / Utah County, Utah, U.S.
Parent range	Wasatch Range
Topo map	USGS Draper
Geology
Mountain type	Quartz monzonite

Lone Peak, a mountain peak southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States is the center of the Lone Peak Wilderness, established in 1978. With an elevation of 11,260 feet (3,430 m), it is one of the taller peaks in the Wasatch Range along the Wasatch Front and tends to be a favorite hike. Lone Peak consists almost entirely of quartz monzonite (a granitoid, or granite-like) rock of the 30.5 million year old Little Cottonwood Stock.Quartzite and limestone are also found in distal locations on the mountain.

Lone Peak ranks 98th on a list of Utah peaks with 500 feet (150 m) topographic prominence.

It is possible to reach the summit in one long day, but rock climbers often camp at the base of the summit and non-climbers often camp lower on the Jacob's Ladder Trail. There are a few streams that dry up before summer, so water must be carried in. There is reputedly a spring that runs year-round.

The trail head, located at 40°29′39″N 111°48′59″W / 40.49417°N 111.81639°W / 40.49417; -111.81639, is marked with a sign. It is located near a large turnout on the right side of the road and three 4-wheel drive tracks climbing the road bank on the north side of the road. In 2007, the turnout was accompanied by a wooden fence leading to the starting point of the trail.

The Draper Ridge Trail is currently inactive. The trail is in a deteriorated condition, as the top of the trail is very exposed to weather. Towards the bottom, thick undergrowth prevents passage. The Jacob's Ladder Trailhead is just up the road. The Jacob's Ladder Trail overlaps the Draper Ridge Trail for the last 2/3 of the way to the peak.