Peter Sinks
USA /
Utah /
Garden /
World
/ USA
/ Utah
/ Garden
interesting place, weather / meteorological station, weather record / weather extreme
second coldest temperature in the 48 contiguous states was meassured here. -69.4 degrees F. this closed bowl-shaped valley traps cold air during inversions and the coldest air sinks to the bottom of the valley. So cold trees can not grow there. Even in Summer it is rare that four days go by without it reaching freezing.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sinks
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Coordinates: 41°54'22"N 111°31'10"W
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