The average snowfall in the mountains near Salt Lake City is 500 inches.
Utah mountain peaks, on average, are the tallest in the country.
The federal government owns 65% of the state’s land.
Utah has 11,000 miles of fishing streams and 147,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs.
Completion of the world’s first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory.
Utah has seven national monuments:
Utah is the site of the nations first department store. Zions Co-operative Mercantile Institution in the late 1800’s.
The Heber Valley Railroad’s steam engine and ten passenger railroad cars have been filmed in over 31 movies
Utah is the only state whose capital’s name is made of three words.
The television series “Touched by an Angel” is filmed in Utah.
Utah has the highest literacy rate in the nation.
The largest public employer in Utah is the Utah State Government.
Archaeological evidence supports the fact that the Utah region has been inhabited by Native Americans for about 12,000 years.
Utah’s first Mormon settlement was made by Brigham Young when he arrived in Salt Lake Valley with 148 Mormons.
Newspaper rock – the symbols etched in sandstone act as a 2,000 year old newspaper of native cultures.
The Kentucky Fried Chicken was first sold in Utah, and not in Kentucky.
The Bingham Canyon Mine is considered to be the biggest man-made pit in the world.
Only two states completely outlaw all forms of gambling, Hawaii, and Utah.
Utah is the only state with an official State Cooking Pot: Dutch oven.