Peter Sinks Utah - The Second Coldest Location in The United States

[@sheerkhanful]

I’m so glad to see a new video of yours. Thanks for showing the rest how it’s done.

[@MatteoTN]

Nice place ! We have such frost hollows / sinkholes in the italian Alps too. Near my town we have a valley that every winter records lows till -20°/-25° at just 3300ft !

[@Starbreaker666]

Another great video, my friend. keep up the great work.

[@cryptidofthemarshes1680]

I've been in Logan for a few years and I can't believe I haven't heard of this. Thanks!

[@snow5962]

What brought you here to Logan?

[@cryptidofthemarshes1680]

@@snow5962 Moved here with my dad when I was 17. Older sister went to college here already and my dad wanted us to be by her and her husband. I'm 21 now

[@af31ns]

Great video except the music sections where it's way too loud. I really loved the rest of it, especially the google earth images, drone footage, and informative narration. Overall, it's fantastic that you could completely satisfy my curiosity about the area.

[@aniano39]

I might have to make the couple hour drive to explore that at some point while I still live nearby

[@dogofthedesert6642]

As I do my daily scan of the national weather, as presented in the Albuquerque newspaper, I often see Peter Sinks as having the low temperature for the contiguous 48. I have often wondered what the place looks lke. Now I know! Thanks.

[@matthewviramontes3131]

King's Peak in Utah is actually colder than Peter Sinks

[@ApolloTheDerg]

Would you say the roads to the sinks are in better condition than Temple Fork up to old Ephriam’s grave? I’m torn on trusting my old F250 but I’m on 35” tires with 4x4, just don’t enjoy some roads that are basically there to destroy your shocks. I’m also a little worried about my front driveshaft coming loose haha, stupid straps have let me down twice, but I used locktite this time. If this is easy to get by with limited slip I may try it out.

[@larryfisher5796]

Bear lake is one of the prettiest places in UTAH

[@captianfluffy1003]

Lol, I drive by these sinks all the time.

[@num1weaver]

Fun to see.

[@AdventuresInMortality]

Cool place.

[@zanestephens8036]

Nice photography....a good general view of Peter Sinks which I discovered almost 40 years ago and have been studying since then. One of the most amazing meteorology wonders in North America!

[@jaymontgomery3330]

Amazing discovery, just a matter of time before Peter Sink's holds the record low in the lower 48.

[@rugby4lifenone615]

Is the weather station at the lowest part of the depression? I wonder if the absolute coldest temperatures are being recorded there.

[@muleyman68]

One of my favorite places to hunt mule deer. There's some truly giants up there.

[@shastafog2516]

This must be where they moved NORAD. No one comes here or it is prohibited. Secret tunnels

[@exploresouthwest]

I love finding secret tunnels. I'm still looking for the one that has an old man handing out swords or magical potions.

[@HANNAHLUMERIA-it5rw]

Awe. My kinda place, after i watch my trappers show on how to survive, i relocating, who has land for me there?

[@jbclayworld]

can do without some of that music.

[@matthewviramontes3131]

Kings Peak in Utah is actually colder than Peter Sinks. Look at the temperature on any given day/time, and Kings Peak will be colder.

[@exploresouthwest]

You can goto this site to see the realtime temperature from the sensor inside the sink. It's definately colder. climate.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php

[@scojar4733]

No, it is not, look up the temperature anytime during the winter. Peters sink is colder!

[@matthewviramontes3131]

@@scojar4733 you're gonna have to remind me 5 months from now, because I'm gonna forget to check

[@Gorthaur42]

@@matthewviramontes3131 Kings Peak's significantly higher elevation and exposure to raw wind means it will certainly have a cold temp advantage during the day when the weather is clear, while Peter Sinks' natural inversion means that cold air can accumulate over the course of several cloudy days and chilly nights to drop far below what Kings Peak will ever see. Which would suggest that while Kings Peak may average lower temperatures, Peter Sinks is capable of hitting far lower temps overall. Of course the issue with us internet randos trying to compare the average temperatures of the two over time is that the temperature on top of Kings Peak isn't directly monitored via any publicly available instrumentation I can find. It's estimated based on satellite imagery as far as I can tell, which means it's less accurate than the temperature data published for the Sinks by the USU Extension and it's measured much less frequently. So it's always going to be hard to say for sure.