Lowe Peak is located 27 miles (43 km) southwest of downtown Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of Lehi in the Oquirrh Mountains which are part of the Great Basin Ranges.

It ranks as the second-highest summit in the Oquirrh Mountains,[4] and sixth-highest in Tooele County.

In 1988, two people perished when their small plane crashed at 9,700 feet on the west face of the peak.

[5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Lowe Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.