Mount Waas, Utah

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 12,336 ft / 3760 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	38° 32' 21'' N, 109° 13' 40'' W 38.539085, -109.227825 (Dec Deg) 654452 E 4267119 N, Zone 12 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Utah
County/Second Level Region	Grand (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 121      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 114) Selected Trip Reports:      2006-07-18 by Scott Surgent (Unsuccessful)      2010-07-16 by Greg Bronder      2014-06-13 by Andrew Sharp (GPS Track)      2014-08-07 by Sam Grant (GPS Track)      2015-07-24 by Bob Burd      2015-07-28 by Jim Retemeyer      2015-09-07 by Darren Knezek      2016-07-15 by Jon Hill      2016-08-14 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)      2017-03-18 by Anthony Marra      2017-09-16 by J.J. Fernandez      2017-11-03 by MB Hansen      2018-06-05 by Stav Basis      2018-06-23 by Alicia Baker      2018-07-14 by Janos Arnosky      2018-07-14 by Gustav Sexauer      2018-08-09 by Marcus Lostracco (GPS Track)      2018-09-12 by Ken Oeser      2018-09-21 by Ryan Davis      2019-08-02 by David Fox (GPS Track)      2019-09-08 by Tom Gathright (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2019-10-15 by Tom Gathright (GPS Track)      2020-08-18 by David Lance Martin      2022-10-08 by Alex Lennon (GPS Track)      2022-10-18 by Wade Luther (GPS Track)
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Me on Mount Waas, my final Utah County Highpoint! (2017-09-17). Photo by J.J. Fernandez. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 1793 ft/546 m   Optimistic Prominence: 1793 ft/546 m   Line Parent: Mount Mellenthin   Key Col: Geyser Pass    10,538 ft/3212 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 5.17 mi/8.32 km    Isolation Limit Point: 38.4642, -109.2317 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Mount Mellenthin  (S)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Intermountain West Range3: Colorado Plateau Range4: Canyonlands Range5: La Sal Mountains
Drainage Basins	Colorado Gulf of California Pacific-Central America/Mexico Pacific Ocean Dolores Colorado Gulf of California Pacific-Central America/Mexico Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Manti-Lasal National Forest
Topo Map	Mount Waas O38109e2 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map  Mount Waas   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

The Triangulation Station Marker on Mt. Waas. Reference Marker #1 is just a few feet away, due north (2017-11-03). Photo by MB Hansen. Click here for larger-size photo.

Reference Marker #1 that points south to Waas's TSM. If Waas has other RM's, they were hiding (2017-11-03). Photo by MB Hansen. Click here for larger-size photo.

I should have turned around when I saw this approaching, it only got worse (2019-09-08). Photo by Tom Gathright. Click here for larger-size photo.

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