Mercur

Mercur: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mercur

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mercur — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.32081, -112.21229. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mercur

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Tooele · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lowe Peak · viewpoint · Utah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Camp Floyd State Park · park · Utah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Five Mile Pass · sanctuary · Utah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kelsey Peak · viewpoint · Tooele · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake · lake · Tooele · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saratoga Springs Utah Temple · church · Utah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Butterfield Park · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jehovahs Witnesses Tooele Congregation · church · Tooele · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nutty Putty Cave · cave · Utah · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blowhole Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deseret Peak Utah Temple · church · Tooele · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thanksgiving Point · park · Utah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lehi Silver Band · lake · Utah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Margaret Wines Park · park · Utah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple · church · Salt Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Nelson Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bates Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mercur

Other forts & heritage near Mercur

• Henry & Elizabeth Parker Chipman House · fort · Utah · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Utah · fort · Utah · ~56 km · Must-see
• Utah State Hospital Museum · fort · Utah · ~62 km · Must-see
• American Peace Garden Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sugar House Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~67 km · Must-see
• Deseret Building · fort · Salt Lake · ~71 km · Must-see
• Seagull Monument · fort · Salt Lake · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mormon Battalion · fort · Salt Lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Douglas (historic) · fort · Salt Lake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Golden Gate Mine · fort · Tooele · ~0 km

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