Francis Peak
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Francis Peak rises to 2,904 m in Utah. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Horse Ridge, a peak 2.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Francis Peak, elevation 9,560 feet (2,910 m), was named in honor of an early American pioneer, Esther Charlotte Emily Weisbrodt Francis, who contributed to the colonization of the Morgan Valley in Morgan county in Utah. One of the taller peaks of the Wasatch Range, Francis Peak is located on the border between Morgan and Davis counties; approximately 18 miles (29 km) north of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The summit is seasonally accessible by hiking, biking, recreational vehicles, and automobile. The unpaved roads are mostly one-lane, steep, switchbacked and cliff-hanging/rocky in spots, perhaps best handled by smaller 4-wheel drive vehicles. Views of the valleys below are spectacular. As of Summer 2021, Google maps proved accurate. Download your GPS plan beforehand since cell service on the mountain is sketchy, and there are unmarked side roads. Vehicles can access the peak via Skyline Drive in Bountiful and Farmington Canyon Road in Farmington. Camping sites, trails, small ponds, wildlife, and great vistas are part of this rugged natural setting. Atop the peak are domed radar towers constructed in 1959 and operated by the Federal Aviation Administration and Air National Guard.
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Wikidata Q5482160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,904 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Snow Horse Ridge: 2.1 mi
- The Hogsback: 3.4 mi
- Thurston Peak: 3.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 3.6 mi
- Nielsons Peak: 4.3 mi
- Thurston Peak: 3.5 mi
- Memorial monument to local child: 3.8 mi
- Salt Lake Temple Builders Monument: 4.3 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 4.4 mi
- Davis High D: 4.8 mi
- East Mountain Wilderness Park: 3.7 mi
- Farmington Pond Park: 3.8 mi
- Nicholls Park: 3.9 mi
- Moon Park: 4.0 mi
- Village at Old Farm common area: 4.1 mi
- Engine 86: 4.3 mi
- Bulgy The Whale: 4.3 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 11.7 mi
- Music Scuplture: 12.4 mi
- Louis Frederick Moench Statue: 12.4 mi
- Village Green: 4.4 mi
- Fernwood Recreation Site: 5.1 mi
- Mueller Park: 11.8 mi
- Group Site 17: 11.9 mi
- Group Site 19: 12.0 mi
- City of Farmington Museum: 4.3 mi
- Town Hall: 4.3 mi
- Gun Collection: 4.3 mi
- Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 4.4 mi
- Clock Shop: 4.4 mi
- Snow Horse: 2.1 mi
- Carousel: 4.4 mi
- Wild Mouse: 4.5 mi
- S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 5.4 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 8.3 mi
- Rasmussen Teaching Garden: 5.4 mi
- Bountiful Temple Underground Garden: 10.3 mi
- Ogden Botanical Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Asian Garden: 15.2 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Bear Spring: 11.3 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 11.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.8 mi
- Enoch Spring: 12.6 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 12.6 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 7.3 mi
- The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 11.6 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Anderson Cove Beach: 15.4 mi
- Cemetery Point Beach: 16.0 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 16.0 mi
- Pelican Beach: 16.9 mi
- Middle Inlet Beach: 17.0 mi
- Ninth Street Crag: 15.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 19.0 mi
- Witch Rocks: 20.1 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.5 mi
- Weber Canyon Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Green Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 7.6 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 22.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
- Adams Canyon Waterfall: 3.4 mi
- Adams Canyon Lower Falls: 4.1 mi
- Industrial Arch: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Francis Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston Peak | NNW 348° | 2,954 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Ogden | N 349° | 2,917 m | 11.8 mi |
| Snow Horse Ridge | NNW 344° | 2,893 m | 2.1 mi |
| Allen Peak | NNW 349° | 2,885 m | 12.1 mi |
| Grandview Peak | SSE 160° | 2,866 m | 13.3 mi |
| De Moisy Peak | N 350° | 2,847 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bountiful Peak | SSE 168° | 2,823 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Needles | N 349° | 2,822 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356678513
Day trips start here
- Ogden · 15 mi
- Salt Lake City · 19 mi
- Wasatch Range · 21 mi
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