Markagunt Plateau

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Markagunt Plateau

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Annual precipitation is about {{convert|760|mm}} per year and mostly occurs in the form of [[snow]]{{sfn|Spangler|2012|p=4}} from the [[Pacific Ocean]], although summer [[monsoon]] precipitation also occurs. Most of the plateau is part of [[Dixie National Forest]];{{sfn|Spangler|2012|p=4}} trees include [[aspen]], [[spruce]] and [[fir]] with an understory consisting of [[juniper]], ''[[Mertensia arizonica]]'' and [[mountain gooseberry]] and the vegetation covers most surfaces except for the younger volcanoes and [[canyon]] walls.{{sfn|Gregory|1949|p=973}} Additionally, in [[marsh]]es vegetation includes hydrophilic plants such as [[cattail]]s,{{sfn|Biek|Anderson|Rowley|Maldonado|2011|p=2}} while [[juniper]] grows on [[lava flow]]s.{{sfn|Biek|Anderson|Rowley|Maldonado|2011|p=11}}
Annual precipitation is about {{convert|760|mm}} per year and mostly occurs in the form of [[snow]]{{sfn|Spangler|2012|p=4}} from the [[Pacific Ocean]], although summer [[monsoon]] precipitation also occurs. Most of the plateau is part of [[Dixie National Forest]];{{sfn|Spangler|2012|p=4}} trees include [[aspen]], [[spruce]] and [[fir]] with an understory consisting of [[juniper]], ''[[Mertensia arizonica]]'' and [[mountain gooseberry]] and the vegetation covers most surfaces except for the younger volcanoes and [[canyon]] walls.{{sfn|Gregory|1949|p=973}} Additionally, in [[marsh]]es vegetation includes hydrophilic plants such as [[cattail]]s,{{sfn|Biek|Anderson|Rowley|Maldonado|2011|p=2}} while [[juniper]] grows on [[lava flow]]s.{{sfn|Biek|Anderson|Rowley|Maldonado|2011|p=11}}


Midway Valley is a [[SNOTEL]] weather station located near the [[Utah State Route 14]] junction with [[Utah State Route 148]], just south of [[Blowhard Mountain]]. Midway Valley sits at an elevation of 9800 feet (2987 m) and has a [[subarctic climate|subalpine climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc'').
Midway Valley is a [[SNOTEL]] weather station located near the [[Utah State Route 14]] junction with [[Utah State Route 148]], just south of [[Blowhard Mountain]]. Midway Valley sits at an elevation of {{convert|9800|feet|m|0|sp=us|disp=or}} and has a [[subalpine climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsc'').
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{{Weather box
|location = Midway Valley, Utah, 2004–2020 normals: 9800ft (2987m)
|location = Midway Valley, Utah (elevation {{convert|9800|ft|m|0|disp=or|sp=us}}), 2004–2020 normals:
|single line = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 54
|Jan record high F = 54
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