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Thurston Peak

Utah

About

Thurston Peak is a summit in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, about 4.6 miles from the town of Fruit Heights, Utah. The Thurston Peak Trail starts just 0.1 mile away. Holmes Creek Road and the Great Western Trail are both about 2.2 miles off. For a change of pace, paddlers can head to the Weber River, about 3 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

9,706 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Thurston Peak

Utah

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Fruit Heights, Utah · 4.6 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Salt Lake Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)