Mount Mellenthin
Description
WikipediaMount Mellenthin is a 12,645-foot (3,854 m) elevation summit located in San Juan County, Utah, United States. Mount Mellenthin is the second-highest peak of the La Sal Mountains, and second-highest in the county. It is situated in a dry, rugged, sparsely settled region, and set on land administered by Manti-La Sal National Forest. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Colorado River. The nearest town is Moab, 20 mi (32 km) to the northwest, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount Peale, 1.7 mi (2.7 km) to the south. The mountain's name honors Rudolf E. Mellenthin (1884–1918), forest ranger of La Sal National Forest, who was shot to death near this peak on August 23, 1918, while attempting to apprehend two draft evaders. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Best months
Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesNeighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel | 3,740 m | S 202° | 1.0 km |
| Talking Mountain | 3,702 m | S 189° | 2.2 km |
| Mount Peale | 3,877 m | S 172° | 2.8 km |
| Little Tuk | 3,672 m | SW 235° | 3.3 km |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | 3,810 m | SW 221° | 3.5 km |
| Haystack Mountain | 3,546 m | N 344° | 4.1 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up In Smoke | Trenchtown | 5b | 3.6 km |
| Exodus | Trenchtown | 7a | 3.6 km |
| Cockblocker | Trenchtown | 5c | 3.6 km |
| Time Will Tell | Trenchtown | 6a | 3.6 km |
| Nothing Circumstantial | Trenchtown | 7b | 3.6 km |
| No More Trouble | Trenchtown | 6c+ | 3.6 km |
| Sweet Thing | Trenchtown | 6a | 3.6 km |
| Till the Sun Goes Down | Trenchtown | 6c | 3.6 km |
| Jamming | Trenchtown | 5b | 3.6 km |
| Roofus | Trenchtown | 7b | 3.6 km |
| Hot Chicks on Wet Bikes | Trenchtown | 6b+ | 3.6 km |
| Skydog | Trenchtown | 6a+ | 3.6 km |
| Screwface | Trenchtown | 6a+ | 3.6 km |
| Alpha Blondy | Trenchtown | 7a+ | 3.6 km |
| Get Up, Stand Up | Trenchtown | 6b | 3.6 km |
| Guava Jelly | Trenchtown | 5c | 3.6 km |
| Is This Love? | Trenchtown | 6c+ | 3.6 km |
| Fuggin Fun | Trenchtown North | 6b | 3.9 km |
| 10 to 8 | Trenchtown North | 6b | 3.9 km |
| Grimmis | Trenchtown North | 6b | 3.9 km |
| Room with a view | Trenchtown North | 6c+ | 3.9 km |
| Victory Garden | Trenchtown North | 6c+ | 3.9 km |
| Jungle Corner | Trenchtown North | 6b | 3.9 km |
| Drag Queen | Trenchtown North | 6c+ | 3.9 km |
| Pinched Sack | Ganja Wall | 6b+ | 4.0 km |