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Haystack Peak is a 12,020-foot mountain in western Utah’s Deep Creek Mountains and the second-highest summit in the range. It stands on Bureau of Land Management land near Ibapah Peak and is distinguished by dramatic topographic relief, with especially steep rises on both its east and west sides. Its slopes support bristlecone pine, spruce, fir, and aspen, forming a striking contrast with the surrounding Great Basin Desert. Runoff drains into several creeks on different sides of the mountain, and despite the desert setting, the summit and upper slopes have an alpine climate. The name Haystack Peak was officially adopted in 1974.
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Utah · United States