It is endemic to Utah in the United States, where it is known only from Sanpete County in the Manti-La Sal National Forest.

[2] Packera musiniensis is a small perennial herb has a woolly-haired white stem 5–10 cm tall.

Each head is lined with yellow-green to purple phyllaries nearly a centimeter in length.

[3][4][5] Packera musiniensis occurs along the Wasatch Plateau and on Musinea Peak in central Utah.

It grows in subalpine and alpine habitats on limestone substrates at elevations over 3200 m (10,650 feet).