Isaac Peak is a 6,726-foot (2,050 m) rock formation in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Access to Isaac Peak is from the main Park road through Sand Beach Trail.[6] Isaac Peak is part of the Three Patriarchs in between Abraham Peak and Jacob Peak. Between Isaac Peak and Abraham Peak is Isaac Canyon, accessed by climbing up the South Fork of Heaps Canyon.[7]
| Isaac Peak | |
|---|---|
 South face, Isaac Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,726 ft (2,050 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 840 ft (260 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.59 mi (0.95 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°14′41.5″N 112°58′22.9″W / 37.244861°N 112.973028°W |
| Geography | |
  Isaac Peak (the United States) | |
| Topo map | USGS Springdale East |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Jurassic |
| Mountain type | Monolith |
| Rock type | Navajo Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Jeff Lowe, Wick Beavers, John Weiland, and Mike Weiss (1972, Freeloader); John Middendorf, Brad Quinn, and Bill Hatcher (1992: Trick of the Trade)[4][5] |
| Easiest route | Tricks of the Trade |
Name
editZion National Park was first named Mukuntuweapo National Monument by Geologist John Wesley Powell. Explorer Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, a companion to Powell's, illustrated and wrote about the park in Scribner's Magazine, giving publicity to the region. Shortly afterward, Methodist minister Frederick Vining Fisher explored the park along with two Latter-Day Saints youth and among them named many of the peaks in the park. Along with its neighbor peaks, names were chosen from biblical patriarchs.[8] The name for Isaac Peak was suggested by Claud Hirschi,[9] one of the youth with Fisher and named after Isaac.[10]
Climbing routes
editIsaac Peak has several recognized rock climbing routes. Tricks of the Trade, also known as Tricks of the Tramp (1,800’, V class 5.10 C2) located at the base of the main chimney system.[11] Sands of Time is located starting on a prominent crack to the left of Tricks of the Trade (VI class 5.10 A3). The route climbs the south face of the main buttress although it doesn't complete at the summit.[4] Other routes include Freeloader (V class 5.12 D)[12] and Iron Like a Lion in Zion (IV/V class 5.11 b/c).[13][14]
Isaac Peak is a location identified as a nesting area for raptors and as a consequence, closed for climbing during nesting seasons.[13]
See also
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References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Isaac Peak
- ^ "Isaac Peak". PeakVisor. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
- ^ "Isaak Peak UT". ListsOfJohn. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ a b Middendorf, John. "Zion General Info". BigWalls.net. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
- ^ Bird, Bryan (2009). Zion Climbing. Mountaineering. p. 53. ISBN 9780976523550.
- ^ Fodor's (2009). Zion and Bryce. Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff, Fodor'. p. 34.
- ^ "Isaac Canyon". CanyoneeringUSA. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
- ^ Kay, Ron (2008). Ron Kay's Guide to Zion National Park: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Zion National Park But Didn't Know who to Ask. Countryman. p. 90-92. ISBN 9780881507928.
- ^ Kaiser, James (2019). Zion: The Complete Guide: Zion National Park. Color Travel Guide. ISBN 9781940754383.
- ^ Wadsworth, Reuben (2019). "Zion Centennial Day: Interesting tales of contributors to Zion's status as a national park". StGeorgeUtah.com. St George News. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
- ^ Levy, Dave (2002). "Tricks of the Trade". Mountain Project. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
- ^ "Freeloader, Isaac". SuperTopo.com. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
- ^ a b "Guide to Zion Raptor Closures" (PDF). National Park Service. 2021. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
- ^ "Iron Like a Lion In Zion, Isaac". SuperTopo.com. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
External links
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- Sounds of Time map Illustration of the Sands of Time route to climb Isaac Peak.