Francis Peak, Wasatch–Cache National Forest

Name: Francis Peak
Address: Wasatch–Cache National Forest, United States

#7 among attractions in Wasatch–Cache National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Vernacular architecture, Mountain

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Francis Peak, Elevation 9,560 feet, was named in honor of an early pioneer, Esther Charlotte Emily Weisbrodt Francis, who contributed to the colonization of the Morgan Valley in Morgan county in Utah. One of the taller peaks of the Wasatch Range, Francis Peak is located on the border between Morgan and Davis counties, approximately 18 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ()

Prominence: 500 ftCoordinates: 41°1'59"N, 111°50'17"W

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Wasatch–Cache National Forest United States

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Day trips

Francis Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lagoon, Wicked, Colossus the Fire Dragon, Wild Mouse.

4.4 miSW
Theme park with thrill rides and camping
Lagoon, Farmington
112 min walk • Lagoon is a privately owned amusement park in Farmington, Utah, United States, located about 18 miles north of Salt Lake City.
4.5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Wicked, Farmington
116 min walk • Wicked is a steel launched roller coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, United States. Designed by Werner Stengel, the ride was manufactured by Zierer at a cost of $10 million and opened to the public in 2007.
4.5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Colossus the Fire Dragon, Farmington
116 min walk • Colossus the Fire Dragon, also known as Colossus, or simply Fire Dragon, is a double-looping roller coaster by Anton Schwarzkopf that opened at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, United States in 1983.
4.5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Wild Mouse, Farmington
115 min walk • Wild Mouse is a steel roller coaster currently operating at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah.
4.4 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Bat, Farmington
112 min walk • The Bat is a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, United States.
4.4 miSW
History museum, Museum, Theme park
Pioneer Village, Farmington
112 min walk • Pioneer Village is located inside of the Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Meant to be a “living museum", Pioneer Village includes artifacts and mementos housed in over two dozen structures, intended to make the history of Utah come alive.
4.3 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Cannibal Roller Coaster, Farmington
111 min walk • Cannibal is a steel roller coaster located at Lagoon amusement park in Farmington, Utah. It opened with the tallest beyond-vertical drop in the world on July 2, 2015, and its drop angle of 116 degrees was the steepest in the United States for a brief time.
4.5 miSW
Zoo
Wild Kingdom Train Zoo, Farmington
114 min walk • Wild Kingdom Train Zoo is a small zoo located in Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington, Utah, United States. Visible when riding the Wild Kingdom Train, the zoo is located on the banks of a pond.
4.5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Spider Roller Coaster, Farmington
115 min walk • Spider is a steel spinning roller coaster made by Maurer Söhne of Germany. The ride is located at the Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Spider was installed at Lagoon in 2003. Spider features spinning ride vehicles that can seat two sets of two passengers, facing in opposite directions.
4.5 miSW
Theme park
Roller Coaster, Farmington
114 min walk • The Roller Coaster, often nicknamed the White Roller Coaster due to the previously white color, at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, United States, is the oldest roller coaster at the park. It is a wooden roller coaster owned by Lagoon.
3.3 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Hiking, Hiking trail
Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Wasatch–Cache National Forest
84 min walk • The Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a mixed use recreation trail in Utah that roughly follows the shoreline of the ancient Lake Bonneville, a prehistoric pluvial lake which existed in northern Utah before naturally draining about 14,000 years ago.