Salt Lake Valley from space.

Greatest vertical relief in the valley. Twin Peaks has a rise of 7099 ft or 2164 m from the valley floor.

Salt Lake Valley is a 500 square mile valley in north-central Utah located in Salt Lake County. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is near one million. Download high resolution version (3200x2400, 2814 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (3200x2400, 2814 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1981x427, 671 KB) Summary i took it Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Rocky Mountains Utah Wasatch Range ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1981x427, 671 KB) Summary i took it Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Rocky Mountains Utah Wasatch Range ... Salt Lake County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Crossroads of the West Location Location of Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah Coordinates , Government County Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson Geographical characteristics Area     City 285. ... West Valley City is a city located in Salt Lake County in the state of Utah. ... A view of the Wasatch Mountains from a Sandy neighborhood. ... Jordan Landing West Jordan is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah and part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. ...

The valley is surrounded in every direction except the northwest by steep mountains that at some points rise 7,100 ft from the valley floor's base elevation. It lies nearly encircled by the Wasatch Mountains on the east, the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, the Traverse Mountains to the south and the Great Salt Lake on the northwest, with the peaks of Antelope Island visible. A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The Wasatch Range (also seen as Wasatch Mountains and Wahsatch Range) is a mountain range that stretches from southern Idaho and Wyoming south through central Utah in the Western United States. ... Oquirrh Mountains forming western border of the Salt Lake Valley The Oquirrh Mountains are a mountain range that run north-south for approximately 30 miles (50 km) to form the west side of Utahs Salt Lake Valley, separating it from Tooele Valley. ... Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. State of Utah, is the fourth largest terminal lake in the world,[1] and the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere. ...

Every entrance into the valley is extremely narrow and often congested. They include the Point of the Mountain to the south via the Jordan Narrows, a gap in the Traverse Mountains, narrow entrances between the Great Salt Lake and Oquirrh Mountains to the northwest and the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Mountains to the north, and several canyons to the east including Parley's Canyon and Emigration Canyon. Parleys Canyon is a canyon located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Emigration Canyon is a canyon east of Salt Lake City, Utah in the Wasatch Range. ...

The Jordan River runs north through the valley between Utah Lake and the Great Salt Lake bisecting the valley, and along with numerous mountain streams and reservoirs, provides irrigation water to the rapidly-growing valley. The only areas that have not been urbanized are near the Great Salt Lake (prevented by frequent flooding) and in the far west and mid-southwest parts of the valley, although even those areas are beginning to experience the effects of the Salt Lake City urban area's rapid expansion. Some experts are claiming that the valley will be urbanized rim-to-rim within the next 50 years ^{[citation needed]}. The Jordan River is a river in Utah in the United States. ... Utah Lake and Utah Valley Utah Lake is Utahs , and it is one of the largest naturally occurring fresh-water lakes in the western United States. ... Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. State of Utah, is the fourth largest terminal lake in the world,[1] and the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere. ...

A company known as Kennecott Land, which owns the eastern foothills of the Oquirrhs in the western part of the valley, recently drafted a plan that would develop the rest of the entire valley within 75 years, adding at least 500,000 residents. The first development, known as the Daybreak Community, has already begun construction. It will focus on transit-oriented development and will also feature a ski resort in the Oquirrh Mountains and a university campus. Kennecott Land, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is a land development company based in Murray, Utah, U.S. that was formed in 2001. ... A park in Daybreak Daybreak is a master-planned community over 4,000 acres in size and located in South Jordan, Utah being built by Kennecott Land, a land development company that is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group. ... Aerial view of growth patterns in Arlington County, Virginia. ... Oquirrh Mountains forming western border of the Salt Lake Valley The Oquirrh Mountains are a mountain range that run north-south for approximately 30 miles (50 km) to form the west side of Utahs Salt Lake Valley, separating it from Tooele Valley. ...

Interstate 15 runs north to south through the middle-eastern portion of the valley and Interstate 80 runs east to west in the northern quarter of the valley from Parley's Canyon into Tooele County to the west (where it cuts across a portion of the Great Salt Lake). The Interstate 215 belt route, Utah State Route 154, Bangerter Highway, and Utah State Route 201 are also major transportation routes. The Utah Transit Authority operates an extensive bus system across the Wasatch Front, including the Salt Lake Valley, in addition to two light rail lines (known as TRAX) in the valley. One runs from the Delta Center in downtown Salt Lake City south to Sandy, while another runs east to the University of Utah. A third line extending from Murray through West Jordan to the Daybreak Community in South Jordan has been approved. A commuter rail line north to Pleasant View in Weber County is currently under construction. Interstate 15 (abbreviated I-15) is the fourth longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California. ... Route across the United States Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Tooele County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Interstate 215 (abbreviated I-215) in Utah, also called the Belt Route, is a 29-mile bypass interstate in metropolitan Salt Lake City. ... Bangerter Highway, or Utah State Route 154, named after former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter, is an expressway running north to south beginning at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Bangerter Highway, or Utah State Route 154, named after former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter, is an expressway running north to south beginning at Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah. ... Utah State Route 201 is a freeway/expressway located in Salt Lake County. ... UTA bus at a stop The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) operates a public transportation system throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah. ... The Wasatch Range has prevented the Wasatch Front from expanding eastward. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... TRAX Sandy train at the Gallivan Plaza stop in Downtown Salt Lake City TRAX is a two-line light rail system in Utahs Salt Lake Valley, serving Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale and Sandy. ... Northwest side of the Delta Center The Delta Center is an indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Crossroads of the West Location Location of Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah Coordinates , Government County Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson Geographical characteristics Area     City 285. ... A view of the Wasatch Mountains from a Sandy neighborhood. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Murray is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Jordan Landing West Jordan is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah and part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. ... A park in Daybreak Daybreak is a master-planned community over 4,000 acres in size and located in South Jordan, Utah being built by Kennecott Land, a land development company that is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group. ... South Jordan is a city located in Salt Lake County in the U.S. state of Utah. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Pleasant View is a city located in Weber County, Utah. ... Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. ...

See also

• Mormon Trail