Utah

Utah, which is in the region of the United States, is well known for its incredible scenic beauty and year round outdoor activities including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, boating, water skiing, horseback riding, camping, and rock climbing.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Salt Lake City and Provo.

is the capital of, and largest city in, the U.S. state of Utah. It is a destination for outdoor recreation, with nearby mountains full of hiking trails and ski resorts made famous by the 2002 Winter Olympics.

, a city in the region of the state of Utah in the , is known as a base for exploring the surrounding countryside and national parks.

is a national park in Utah's . Some 35,835 acres or 56 mi² in extent, the designated area around the spectacular Bryce Canyon became a United States National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Wasatch Range and Canyon Country.

The is a region of north central Utah consisting of the Wasatch Front and the Wasatch Back. The Wasatch Front is generally defined by the cities along the western side of the Wasatch Mountains, most of which are bordered to the west by either the Great Salt Lake or Utah Lake.

is a region in the state of Utah in the . It is a wild, sparsely populated area along the southern boundary of the state, with an extraordinary concentration of national parks and monuments offering scenic opportunities galore and an inexhaustible array of hiking trails and canyoneering routes.

is a region of Utah, which includes the counties of Sanpete, Sevier, and Piute, as well as the eastern halves of Juab, Millard, and Beaver counties.

is a region in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Utah, encompassing the counties of Iron and Washington.

is a region which includes the counties of Dagget, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Uintah, and the eastern half of Summit county.

is a region of Utah encompassing the counties of Box Elder and Tooele, as well as the western halves of the counties of Juab, Millard, and Beaver.

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Even among America's national parks, few can match the stunning beauty of . Situated between the Dixie and regions of southern Utah, the park protects a series of incredible rock formations and high sandstone cliffs, and is a favorite spot for hiking, backpacking, canyoneering and climbing.

Utah

Latitude of center
39.4225° or 39° 25′ 21″ north
Longitude of center
-111.7144° or 111° 42′ 52″ west
Population
2,950,000
Elevation
5,932 feet (1,808 metres)
Abbreviation
“UT”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316999551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
5549030
Wiki­data ID
Q829
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Utah” goes by many names.
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  • Navajo: Áshįįh Biiʼtó Hahoodzo
  • Nepali: उताह
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  • Sindhi: يوٽاہ
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  • Tajik: Юта
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  • Tamil: உடஹ்
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  • Tatar: Юта
  • Telugu: యూటా
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  • Tibetan: ཡུ་ཊ།
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  • Turkish: Utah, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
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  • Wu Chinese: 犹他州
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  • Yiddish: יוטא
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Utah”. Photo: Chmehl, CC BY 2.5.