Brighton LDS Girls Camp
Campground
Campground · 1.3 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Clayton Peak
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 206 ft
- climb
- 10,219 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Clayton Peak open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Clayton Peak is an easy, 1-mile out-and-back hike in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The route gains about 206 feet in elevation, from roughly 9,991 feet to about 10,219 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July highs reach about 72°F with lows near 47°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Silver Lake Brighton. That station sits well below the peak, so temperatures up high run cooler. The trail is natural-surface and not accessible. Bikes are allowed, but horses are not. The Slabs Trail starts just 0.1 mile away and the Snake Pit Trail about 0.3 mile away. Climbers can head to the Guardsman area about a mile off, and Lake Mary offers fishing roughly 1.3 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Sidewinder Restaurant
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsPark City Museum
Museum
Museum · 5.5 mi from Heber
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)
More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company7 mi away
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters8 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Clayton Peak
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 11°
Feb
31° / 12°
Mar
37° / 17°
Apr
43° / 22°
May
52° / 30°
Jun
64° / 39°
Jul
72° / 47°
Aug
71° / 46°
Sep
62° / 38°
Oct
49° / 28°
Nov
37° / 18°
Dec
30° / 11°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Lake Brighton, UT, 1.5 mi away at 8,740 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
HIKE
The Slabs Trail
Next door
2.12-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 1,057 ft elevation gain and loss.
HIKE
10420 Trail
~2 min drive
0.13-mile lollipop trail in Utah with 110 ft of elevation gain.
HIKE
Bloods Lake Trail
~2 min drive
2.94-mile out-and-back hike in Utah with 2,100 ft elevation gain
HIKE
Wowza Trail
~3 min drive
11.04-mile out-and-back hike in Utah with 2,904 ft gain and 9,327 ft max elevation.
HIKE
Clayton Peak Trail
Next door
1.4-mile out-and-back to Clayton Peak in Utah with 833 ft gain.
HIKE
Clayton Peak Trail
~2 min drive
0.75-mile out-and-back trail with 737 ft gain in Utah.
HIKE
Mount Wolverine Trail
~3 min drive
2.92-mile out-and-back hike in Utah with 1,677 ft elevation gain and loss.
HIKE
Moose Tracks Trail
Next door
1.7-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 966 ft elevation gain and loss.
HIKE
Big Cottonwood Mine Loop
~2 min drive
0.62-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 346 ft elevation gain.
HIKE
Mount Millicent Trail
~3 min drive
0.98-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 628 ft elevation gain.
