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Brighton, Utah
Brighton, Utah
Town
	Location of Utah in the United States
	Coordinates: 40°36′14″N 111°34′56″W / 40.60389°N 111.58222°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Salt Lake
Settled	1871
Incorporated	January 1, 2020
Named for	Thomas Brighton
Area
• Land	15.9981 sq mi (41.435 km2)
Elevation	8,707 ft (2,654 m)
Population (2018)
• Total	180−260 (est)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84121
Area code(s)	385, 801
GNIS feature ID	1439115

Brighton is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Description

Brighton is located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and covers an area of 10,238.8 acres (15.9981 sq mi).^[2]^: 7–8 While the exact number of residents is unknown, as of 2018, the population was estimated to be between 180 and 260.^[2]^: 7

Both the Brighton Ski Resort and the Solitude Mountain Resort are located in Brighton.^[2]^: 7

History

The area was first settled in 1871 but remained unincorporated. On November 6, 2018, residents of the area voted for incorporation,^[3] which took effect January 1, 2020.^[4]

The community had post offices from 1889 to 1905 and from 1946 to 1953.^[5]

Climate

Brighton has a high-altitude cold continental climate (Köppen Dsb/Dsc), with dry summers and very snowy winters.

Climate data for Silver Lake, Brighton, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1936–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	55 (13)	57 (14)	63 (17)	66 (19)	77 (25)	83 (28)	87 (31)	86 (30)	82 (28)	74 (23)	69 (21)	64 (18)	87 (31)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	45.2 (7.3)	45.6 (7.6)	51.0 (10.6)	57.7 (14.3)	66.6 (19.2)	75.7 (24.3)	80.2 (26.8)	78.2 (25.7)	73.5 (23.1)	64.3 (17.9)	52.9 (11.6)	45.8 (7.7)	80.8 (27.1)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	30.5 (−0.8)	31.1 (−0.5)	37.0 (2.8)	42.5 (5.8)	52.3 (11.3)	64.2 (17.9)	72.4 (22.4)	70.8 (21.6)	62.0 (16.7)	49.3 (9.6)	37.3 (2.9)	30.0 (−1.1)	48.3 (9.1)
Daily mean °F (°C)	20.6 (−6.3)	21.3 (−5.9)	27.1 (−2.7)	32.3 (0.2)	41.4 (5.2)	51.6 (10.9)	59.6 (15.3)	58.2 (14.6)	50.0 (10.0)	38.5 (3.6)	27.5 (−2.5)	20.3 (−6.5)	37.4 (3.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	10.7 (−11.8)	11.6 (−11.3)	17.2 (−8.2)	22.2 (−5.4)	30.5 (−0.8)	39.0 (3.9)	46.7 (8.2)	45.7 (7.6)	38.0 (3.3)	27.7 (−2.4)	17.6 (−8.0)	10.6 (−11.9)	26.5 (−3.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−7.3 (−21.8)	−6.2 (−21.2)	−0.4 (−18.0)	5.4 (−14.8)	14.2 (−9.9)	25.9 (−3.4)	35.1 (1.7)	34.2 (1.2)	23.6 (−4.7)	10.1 (−12.2)	−2.8 (−19.3)	−8.8 (−22.7)	−12.3 (−24.6)
Record low °F (°C)	−34 (−37)	−30 (−34)	−21 (−29)	−11 (−24)	0 (−18)	14 (−10)	21 (−6)	24 (−4)	6 (−14)	−8 (−22)	−20 (−29)	−29 (−34)	−34 (−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	5.17 (131)	4.36 (111)	4.48 (114)	4.27 (108)	3.37 (86)	1.67 (42)	1.06 (27)	1.84 (47)	2.21 (56)	3.23 (82)	3.93 (100)	4.30 (109)	39.89 (1,013)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	71.6 (182)	56.0 (142)	49.3 (125)	45.0 (114)	16.0 (41)	2.9 (7.4)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	1.6 (4.1)	23.2 (59)	49.3 (125)	65.9 (167)	380.8 (966.5)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)	62.5 (159)	74.0 (188)	79.5 (202)	70.5 (179)	46.6 (118)	8.5 (22)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	1.6 (4.1)	10.8 (27)	27.2 (69)	44.7 (114)	82.1 (209)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	12.4	11.2	11.4	11.8	10.0	4.8	5.0	7.5	7.1	8.3	12.0	15.0	116.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	12.7	10.6	10.3	9.5	4.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.6	5.3	10.5	13.9	78.3
Source 1: NOAA^[6]
Source 2: National Weather Service^[7]