| Clayton Peak | |
| Other Name: | Mount Majestic |
| Elevation Ft: | 10721 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 701 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.31 |
| Parent Peak: | Sugarloaf Mountain |
| Etymology: | William H. Clayton |
| Map: | Utah#USA |
| Label Position: | left |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Wasatch Mountain State Park |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Utah |
| Region: | Salt Lake / Wasatch |
| Region Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 40.5907°N -111.56°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Range: | Wasatch Range[3] Rocky Mountains |
| Topo: | USGS Brighton |
| Rock: | Diorite, Granodiorite[4] |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Clayton Peak, also known unofficially as Mount Majestic, is a 10721feet summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Wasatch County, in Utah, United States.
Clayton Peak is located 22miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 1.5miles southeast of Brighton in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest.[3] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into headwaters of Big Cottonwood Creek, whereas the east slope drains to Snake Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2900abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Snake Creek in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). From Guardsman Pass, reaching the top involves 2.2 miles (round-trip) of hiking along a portion of the Great Western Trail with 1,015 feet of elevation gain.[5] The summit provides views of the Brighton Lakes area, the Uinta Mountains, Heber Valley, and Mount Timpanogos.[6] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[2] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1891.[7]
Clayton Peak has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. This climate supports skiing at the Brighton Ski Resort on the peak's west slope.