Ferns Nipple

Short description: Summit in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA

Ferns Nipple

Ferns Nipple, north aspect

Highest point
Elevation| 7,065 ft (2,153 m) [1]
Prominence| 305 ft (93 m) [1]
Parent peak| Peak 7100[2]
Isolation| 0.96 mi (1.54 km) [2]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 38°14′50″N 111°12′48″W﻿ / ﻿38.2473396°N 111.2132355°W﻿ / 38.2473396; -111.2132355 [3]
Geography

Ferns Nipple

Location in Utah

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Ferns Nipple

Ferns Nipple (the United States)

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Country| United States
State| Utah
County| Wayne
Protected area| Capitol Reef National Park
Parent range| Colorado Plateau
Topo map| USGS Golden Throne
Geology
Age of rock| Jurassic
Type of rock| Navajo Sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route| class 4 scrambling[2]

Ferns Nipple is a 7,065-foot (2,153-meter) elevation summit located in Capitol Reef National Park, in Wayne County of Utah, United States.[3] This iconic landmark is situated four miles (6.4 km) southeast of the park's visitor center. Precipitation runoff from this feature is drained by tributaries of the Fremont River, which in turn is within the Colorado River drainage basin. Folklore attributes this geological feature's naming to outlaw Butch Cassidy and his favored girlfriend named Fern.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Climate
* 2 Geology
* 3 Gallery
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

## Geology

Ferns Nipple is composed of Navajo Sandstone, which is believed to have formed about 180 million years ago as a giant sand sea, the largest in Earth's history.[5] In a hot, dry climate, wind blew over sand dunes, creating large, sweeping crossbeds which date to the Jurassic. Long after the sedimentary rocks were deposited, the Colorado Plateau was uplifted relatively evenly, keeping the layers roughly horizontal, but Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide Orogeny.[6]

## Gallery

* Ferns Nipple from west

* Ferns Nipple from west

* Ferns Nipple in the distance

## See also

Note: This topic belongs to "Mountains" portal

* Colorado Plateau
* Geology of the Capitol Reef area

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ferns Nipple, Utah". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=31477.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ferns Nipple - 7,065' UT". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/21093.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferns Nipple
4. ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names, University of Utah Press, 1990, page 136.
5. ↑ Capitol Reef National Park, National Park Service
6. ↑ Capitol Reef Geology, NPS.gov

## External links

* Capitol Reef National Park National Park Service
* Ferns Nipple: Weather forecast

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