Block U
The Block U is a large concrete hillside letter on Mount Van Cott in Salt Lake City, Utah. The stylized "U" is a logo of the University of Utah and is located just north of the university’s campus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: zaui, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University Hospital and Primary Children’s Medical Center.
University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Klubbit, Public domain.
The University of Utah Hospital is a research and teaching hospital on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It serves as a major regional referral center for Utah and the surrounding states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. University Hospital is situated 3,000 feet south of Block U.
Primary Children’s Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The hospital has 289 pediatric beds and is affiliated with the University of Utah School of Medicine. Primary Children’s Medical Center is situated 3,000 feet south of Block U.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Hospital
Photo: Klubbit, Public domain.
Huntsman Cancer Institute is an NCI-designated cancer research facility and hospital located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Huntsman Cancer Institute is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Block U.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Federal Heights and The Avenues.
Federal Heights
Locality
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state.
The Avenues
Neighborhood
The Avenues is an affluent neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is named after the perfectly gridlike, closely laid out roads called Avenues and Streets. The Avenues is situated 1½ miles west of Block U.
Yalecrest
Neighborhood
Photo: Kellymwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yalecrest is a residential neighborhood located on the East Bench of Salt Lake City. It runs south from Sunnyside Avenue to 1300 South and east from 1300 East to 1900 East. Yalecrest is situated 2½ miles south of Block U.
Block U
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: letter U on Mount Van Cott in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Categories: hillside letter, geoglyph, and tourism
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.77937° or 40° 46′ 46″ northLongitude
-111.83987° or 111° 50′ 24″ westOpen location code
85GCQ5H6+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 33908511OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=geoglyphOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4927176
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