Deseret Peak, Mountain summit in Tooele County, United States

Deseret Peak rises to approximately 3,362 meters (11,031 feet) in the Stansbury Mountains with slopes covered in mountain brush, sagebrush, grass, firs, juniper, and aspen. The vegetation changes with elevation throughout the hike.

The Deseret Peak Wilderness was established in 1984 by the Utah Wilderness Act. It lies within the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, which manages the land around the mountain. The designation protects the alpine and desert terrain that hikers and backcountry skiers use.

The name Deseret comes from a word in the Book of Mormon meaning honey bee; Brigham Young's provisional State of Deseret (1849) took it as an emblem of industry. The peak stands above Skull Valley, home of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians, and the reservation borders the wilderness on the east.

Visitors reach the peak via Interstate 80 West and Highway 36 to Grantsville, where multiple hiking routes lead to the summit, with South Willow Creek Trail being the most popular. The trail is well-marked and offers steady elevation gain through changing terrain.

Deseret Peak is the fourth most topographically prominent peak in Utah, rising 11,035 feet above the surrounding desert basin. From the summit, hikers can see the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Great Salt Lake, and on clear days Mount Nebo in the Wasatch Mountains.