Plan a few days of altitude acclimation into your trip to let your body adjust before heading to the trailhead. You can avoid getting sick by taking it nice and easy. Symptoms include headache, nausea, dizziness, vomiting and shortness of breath. Altitude sickness occurs when your body has trouble adjusting to lower oxygen pressure. Safety first: When ascending peaks it’s important to prepare for the altitude, especially if you are coming from a low elevation place like Florida. We have a few from each category in our list. Elevation is measured starting at sea level, and prominence is how tall a peak is when compared with its surroundings. We chose some of the highest peaks in Utah that also happen to be great hikes.Ī quick note: There is a difference between elevation height and prominence. With 80 mountain ranges across the state, Utah has high points from the deserts of Moab to the alpine mountains of the Wasatch Front. The oxygen deprivation might even make you feel funny. Just hike to the top of one of its highest peaks. There is a way to legally get high in Utah.
