Wasatch Peak is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

It ranks as the 14th-highest summit in Utah, and 55th-highest in the United States if a 400-foot clean prominence cutoff is considered as criteria.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 meters) in one mile from the valleys on either side.

This mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names and will remain unofficial as long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms in designated wilderness areas remains in effect.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wasatch Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.