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Thurston Peak

Thurston Peak from directly overhead

Thurston Peak is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,958 m. Mount Ogden stands 2,917 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Horse Ridge, a peak 1.3 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,958.389 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.08209, -111.85155
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • East Mountain Wilderness Park: 3.4 mi
  • LDS Church Park Area East: 3.8 mi
  • LDS Church Park Area West: 3.8 mi
  • Oak Forest Park: 3.9 mi
  • Nathan Tyler Loock Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Davis High D: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial monument to local child: 5.7 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica: 5.7 mi
  • Salt Lake Temple Builders Monument: 7.0 mi
  • F-16: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Museums: 51
  • Heritage Museum of Layton: 5.9 mi
  • Town Hall: 7.0 mi
  • Gun Collection: 7.0 mi
  • Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 7.1 mi
  • Music Hall: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Snow Horse: 1.4 mi
  • Carousel: 7.1 mi
  • Wild Mouse: 7.1 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 7.2 mi
  • S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Fernwood Recreation Site: 2.7 mi
  • Village Green: 7.1 mi
  • Spring Creek Day Use Area: 13.4 mi
  • Mueller Park: 15.2 mi
  • Group Site 17: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 38
Springs: 34
  • Bear Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Wheeler Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Hawkins Spring: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Legacy Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
  • The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 11.1 mi
  • East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
  • Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area: 15.4 mi
  • Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Thurston Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OgdenN2,917 m8.3 mi
Francis PeakSSE2,904 m3.5 mi
Snow Horse RidgeS2,893 m1.3 mi
Allen PeakNNW2,885 m8.6 mi
Grandview PeakSSE2,866 m16.7 mi
De Moisy PeakN2,847 m7.4 mi
Bountiful PeakSSE2,823 m8.3 mi
The NeedlesN2,822 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5620:2221:04
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:5016:1917:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283342475866787465513928
Precip in2.72.52.73.13.01.70.81.01.72.32.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weber Basin Pump PLT 3, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5159545450

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