Mount Peale, Mountain summit in San Juan County, United States.

Mount Peale is the highest summit of the La Sal Mountains in San Juan County, southeastern Utah, and the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It rises within Manti-La Sal National Forest and the Mount Peale Research Natural Area, about 20 miles southeast of Moab. The peak is usually snow-capped until early summer, and a snowfield on its north side typically lasts year-round.

Mount Peale is named for Albert Peale, a mineralogist and botanist who took part in Ferdinand Hayden's geological survey. The English Wikipedia links the naming to the Hayden Survey of 1875, while the Polish Wikipedia dates that expedition to 1871, when it also measured the area of present-day Yellowstone National Park.

The name La Sal means "the salt" in Spanish, though the sources do not record who gave it or when. The peak itself honours Albert Charles Peale, a geologist, mineralogist and botanist on Ferdinand Hayden's 1871 geological expedition, which also measured ground in what became Yellowstone. The Polish source dates the survey to 1871; the English one says 1875.

The hike from La Sal Pass is steep and partly off-trail through alpine terrain to reach the summit. You will need good fitness and should attempt it in fair weather conditions.

From the summit on clear days, you can see both Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park in the distance. This view offers a rare vantage point to observe multiple major parks from a single location.