Brighton, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brighton, Utah, shaded from 7,080 ft on the northwest side to 10,770 ft on Mount Wolverine
Elevation
10,770 ft 3,285 m9,850 ft 3,000 m9,390 ft 2,860 m8,460 ft 2,580 m7,540 ft 2,300 m7,080 ft 2,155 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Brighton sits at about 8,350 ft (2,545 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,350 ft 2,545 m
most residents: 7,580–9,440 ft
Lowest
7,080 ft 2,155 m
on the northwest side
Highest
10,770 ft 3,285 m
on Mount Wolverine
Average
8,860 ft 2,700 m
all land inside town limits

Brighton spans about 3,690 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
8,350 ft2,545 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on Mount Wolverine
10,770 ft3,285 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
7,080 ft2,155 m
Town center
USGS map point for Brighton
8,720 ft2,660 m
Average of all land8,860 ft2,700 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,350 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
196.4 °F91.4 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
73% of sea level

21.9 inHg (74.3 kPa): each breath holds 27% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.4% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+17% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brighton, Utah, shaded from 7,080 ft on the northwest side to 10,770 ft on Mount Wolverine
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Population
466 2024 est.
Land area
15.8 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
30 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.6038° N, 111.5821° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
84121
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Alta9,910 ft
  2. Brighton8,350 ft
  3. Park City6,830 ft
  4. Summit Park6,610 ft
  5. East Basin6,560 ft
  6. Silver Summit6,540 ft
  7. Snyderville6,480 ft
  8. Hideout6,350 ft
  9. Interlaken5,960 ft
  10. Midway5,620 ft
  11. Charleston5,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Twin Peaks, Salt Lake County11,470 ft
  • Twin Peaks, Salt Lake County11,300 ft
  • Box Elder Peak, Utah County11,105 ft
  • Mill Canyon Peak10,353 ft
  • Gobblers Knob10,251 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.