Salt Lake City
Great Basin metropolis
Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city of Utah, situated near the Great Salt Lake at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains.
Founded by Mormon pioneers in 1847, it remains the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a center of Mormon culture.
The city hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and serves as a hub for outdoor recreation in the American West.
Sacred worship structure
- Latter-day SaintsLDS church adherents
- Brigham YoungEarly Latter-day Saints president
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
ward · stake · genealogy · family history · missionary · beehive · BYU · handcart
Fine dry particles
- BrightonSussex seaside resort
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- resortPlace for getaways
Columbia River hydroelectric dam
- Jordan RiverMiddle Eastern waterway ending saltily
- high desertElevated arid region
- valleyLow ground between heights
- elevationHeight above reference point
State's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- state governmentSubnational political authority
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
- senateLegislative governing body
house · administration · lawmaking · council · policy · elections · representative · bureaucracy
Central business district
- GatewayAccess point or portal
- light railUrban passenger train network
- grid systemIntersecting line network
- Main StreetTown's central thoroughfare
Awards for achievement
- torch relaySequential bearing of ceremonial fire
- ice skatingGliding across frozen surfaces
- bobsledSteered sled for icy chutes
- lugeFeet-first racing sled
speed skating · figure skating · curling · hockey · opening ceremony
temple
Sacred worship structure
- Latter-day SaintsLDS church adherents
- Brigham YoungEarly Latter-day Saints president
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
pioneers · ward · stake · genealogy · family history · missionary · beehive · BYU · handcart · Zion
powder
Fine dry particles
- BrightonSussex seaside resort
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
Bonneville
Columbia River hydroelectric dam
- Jordan RiverMiddle Eastern waterway ending saltily
- high desertElevated arid region
- valleyLow ground between heights
governor
State's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- state governmentSubnational political authority
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
senate · house · administration · lawmaking · council · policy · elections · representative · bureaucracy · statehouse
downtown
Central business district
- GatewayAccess point or portal
- light railUrban passenger train network
- grid systemIntersecting line network
medals
Awards for achievement
- torch relaySequential bearing of ceremonial fire
- ice skatingGliding across frozen surfaces
- bobsledSteered sled for icy chutes
luge · speed skating · figure skating · curling · hockey · opening ceremony
- UtahProvo, Ogden, St. George, Logan, Moab
- Utah CitiesProvo, Ogden, St. George, Logan, Layton
- Utah PlacesArches National Park, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Provo, St. George
- Mormon PioneersMormon Trail, handcarts, covered wagons, Brigham Young, pioneer settlements
- Wasatch FrontProvo, Ogden, Sandy, I-15, Jordan River
- Wasatch RegionTwin Peaks, Brighton, Provo, Mount Olympus, Charleston
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