The Peaks

The Peaks: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit The Peaks

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach The Peaks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.31969, -110.84072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Peaks

• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~12 km · Must-see
• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~12 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel · fort · Emery · ~32 km · Must-see
• Price United Methodist Church · church · Carbon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Museum · museum · Carbon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Western Mining and Railroad Museum · museum · Carbon · ~51 km · Must-see
• New Life Ministries Church · church · Carbon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~59 km · Must-see
• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~63 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~70 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area · lake · Emery · ~9 km
• Buckhorn Dam · lake · Emery · ~11 km
• Museum of the San Rafael · museum · Emery · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Peaks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Peaks

• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~76 km · Must-see
• Family Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~77 km · Must-see
• Battleship Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~78 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~81 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~86 km · Must-see
• Desolation Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~90 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~98 km · Must-see

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