Desolation Peak

Desolation Peak: 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 Desolation Peak

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 Desolation Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.65799, -111.59577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Desolation Peak

• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Quarry Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Park City Baptist Church · church · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kesler Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gobblers Knob · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clayton Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Franz the bear · attraction · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Cottonwood Canyon- Donut Falls Hike · waterfall · Salt Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Raymond · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sunset Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Superior · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Desolation Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Desolation Peak

• Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Quarry Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kesler Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gobblers Knob · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clayton Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Raymond · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~11 km · Must-see

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