Thurston Peak, the highest point above Layton and in all of Davis and Morgan counties.
LAYTON City
is the largest city in Davis County and offers a wide variety of physical and
manmade features. Here is a listing of some the highs and low – the
superlatives of Layton City:
Highest
point in the nearby Wasatch Mountains: Thurston Peak, 9,706 feet above sea
level.
Lowest
point: 4,280 feet above sea level in extreme southwest section of the City.
Oldest
business: Tanner Clinic, started in 1916.
Oldest
restaurant: With some closures – Sill’s Café, began in 1954.
Hottest day
ever: 104 degrees on July 14, 2002 and also on July 18, 1998.
Coldest day ever: Likely either Feb. 9 or
Feb. 10 in 1933, at probably around minus 30 degrees.
Snowiest period: Dec. 25-31, 2003, when
the east bench of Layton received 51 inches of snow.
Least likely
day for moisture: June 28
Best
location for solitude: Adams Canyon on a non-holiday weekday.
An accident at Hill Field Road and Main Street, Layton's second-busiest intersection.
Busiest
intersections: Antelope Drive and Main Street, 64,135 vehicles daily; Hill
Field Road and Main Street, 49,495 vehicles daily; and Antelope Drive and Hill
Field Road, 46,660 vehicles daily.
Square miles
in City: 22.49.
Miles of
City Streets: 315.5.
