Utah

Utah — page 3 — UTAH QUICK FACTS UTAH 1847 1896 Name The word Utah comes from the Ute Native American tribe which means people of the mountains It may also come from the Apache Native American word yuttahih which means those that are higher up State Capital Salt Lake City population 192 672 Date of Statehood January 4 1896 45th state Population 2 995 919 31st most populous state Area Total Land and Water 84 897 square miles 219 882 sq km 13th largest state Largest City Salt Lake City population 192 672 Nickname The Beehive State Motto Industry State Bird California Seagull UTAH

Utah — page 4 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Sego Lily State Rock Coal State Tree Quaking Aspen State Song Utah This Is The Place Highest Point Kings Peak 13 528 feet 4 123 m Lowest Point Beaver Dam Wash 2 350 feet 716 m Average July High Temperature 87°F 31°C Record High Temperature 117°F 47°C in St George on July 5 1985 Average January Low Temperature 17°F 8°C Kings Peak Record Low Temperature 50°F 46°C in East Portal on January 5 1913 Average Annual Precipitation 14 inches 36 cm Beaver Dam Wash Number of U.S. Senators 2 Number of U.S. Representatives 4 U.S. Postal Service Abbreviation UT QUICK FACTS N

Utah — page 5 — ITAH GEOGRAPHY Utah is located in the American West region It shares borders with Nevada to the west Arizona to the south and Colorado to the east To the northeast is Wyoming and to the north is Idaho Utah is a Four Corners State It shares its southeastern tip with Colorado New Mexico and Arizona Visitors like to come to the Four Corners so they can stand on four states at once Most of Utah is called high mountain desert but there are many kinds of landscapes found in the state There are rugged mountains deep river valleys blisteringly hot deserts and high plateaus In the southern part of the state there are beautiful sandstone spires arches and

Utah — page 6 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IDAHO Ogden Great WYOMING Salt Lake Kings Peak Salt Lake City Provo NEVADA UTAH COLORADO Moab St George ARIZONA NEW MEXICO Utah's total land and water area is 84 897 square miles 219 882 sq km It is the 13th Largest state The state capital is Salt Lake City GEOGRAPHY

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