Summit County is rugged, high mountain country on the east side of the Wasatch. Coalville is the county seat and Park City is the largest city.
The Uinta Mountains run east to west across the middle and east of the county, topped by Gilbert Peak at 13,448 feet. The average elevation is 8,388 feet, one of the highest of any county outside Colorado.
What Summit County is known for
A few of the places and things people head here for.
Park City Mountain
A ski resort right in Park City that hosted snowboarding and giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Deer Valley
A ski-only resort in Park City.
Utah Olympic Park
The 2002 Olympic ski jump and sliding track, northwest of Park City.
Reservoirs
Echo Reservoir sits about six miles north of Coalville, and Rockport State Park is in the county too.
Mirror Lake Highway
SR-150 is a Forest Service scenic byway up into the Uinta Mountains.
Getting around
Main roads and transit in and out of the county.
I-80 comes up from Salt Lake City through Parley's Canyon. Utah Olympic Park is about 28 miles east of Salt Lake City.
UTA runs buses between Salt Lake and Park City.
Cities and towns in Summit County
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Place details come from Wikipedia, city and county websites, Utah State Parks and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Hours, park features and amenities change, so check with the city or park before you go.
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Photo credits Photos are cropped and resized from the originals.
- Summit County: “View on Main Street in Park City Utah” by Saalebaer, Wikimedia Commons, CC0