Peter's Sink

Peter's Sink

Peter’s Sink (also called Peter Sinks) is a natural sinkhole in northern Utah that is one of the coldest places in the contiguous United States.

Peter’s Sink is located 8000 feet above sea level, in the Bear River Mountains east of Logan. Due to temperature inversions that trap cold nocturnal air, it routinely produces the coldest temperatures in the state. Even in the summer, the bottom of the sinkhole rarely goes four consecutive days without freezing. It is so cold near the bottom of the hole that trees are unable to grow.

On 1 February 1985, a temperature of -69°f was recorded there, the lowest recorded temperature in Utah, and the second coldest temperature ever recorded in the continental United States. [ [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/2002/january/januaryext2002.html NCDC: January 2002 City/State Extremes ] ]

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External Links

[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060218/ai_n16150163/pg_1 "Deseret News" article, 18 Feb 2006]

[http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/homepages/cbclemen/peter_sinks.html Peter Sinks Field Experiment, including map and photos]


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