| UTAH
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| PROVO
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| AREA |
(land) 82,144 sq miles (water) 2,736 sq miles (TOTAL) 84,880 sq miles |
| CAPITAL |
Salt Lake City |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: Sept. 9, 1850 , Entered Union (rank): Jan. 4, 1896 (45) ,
Present constitution adopted: 1896
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| LOCATION
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Salt Lake City: (capital city) 40º 45' N, 111º 53' W
Moab: 38º 34' N, 109º 32' W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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(average) 6,092 ft. |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Kings Peak; 13,528 feet, 7th |
| COUNTIES |
29 |
| COASTLINE |
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| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
3 miles to the north of Manti, in Sanpete County
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| LOWEST
POINT |
Beaverdam Creek; 2000 feet, 47th |
| STATE FOSSIL
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allosaurus (1988) |
| STATE GRASS
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Indian rice grass (1990) |
| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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coal (1991) |
| STATE GEMSTONE
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topaz |
| STATE FLAG
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On a blue field, appears the state seal. In the center of the seal is a beehive, the state emblem, with a sego lily growing on either side. The sego lily stands for peace. The state motto "Industry" means steady effort. A national flag shows that Utah supports the United States. The eagle stands for protection in peace and war. The date 1847 represents the year that Brigham Young led a group of people to the Salt Lake Valley to reestablish in Utah, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, also know as The Mormons. The date 1896 represents the year that Utah gained admission to the Union of the United States |
| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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| STATE SLOGAN
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Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Industry |
| STATE SONG
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Utah, We Love Thee |
| STATE TREE
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Blue Spruce Picea pungens |
| STATE BIRD
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The Common American Gull |
| STATE ANIMAL
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Rocky Mountain elk (1971) |
| STATE FISH
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Bonneville cutthroat trout (1997) |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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The Beehive State |
| STATE FLOWER
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Sego lily Calochortus nuttalli |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Arizona Colorado Idaho Nevada New Mexico Wyoming |
