Skip to content
Byway
Historic site · Utah

Thurston Peak

Thurston Peak from directly overhead

Thurston Peak is a historic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,958 m. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2958.389 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
Attractions: 52
  • 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
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
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: 39
Springs: 38
  • Bear Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Wheeler Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
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
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 19.9 miles of Thurston Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakNW 312°2,954 m0.0 mi
Mount OgdenN 349°2,917 m8.3 mi
Francis PeakSSE 168°2,904 m3.5 mi
Snow Horse RidgeS 175°2,893 m1.3 mi
Allen PeakNNW 349°2,885 m8.6 mi
Grandview PeakSSE 162°2,866 m16.7 mi
De Moisy PeakN 351°2,847 m7.4 mi
Bountiful PeakSSE 168°2,823 m8.3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5159545450

More historic sites in Utah

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore historic sites
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Thurston Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens