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Salt Lake City Essential Info

Overview

Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city of Utah, with a population of approximately 190,000 (the Salt Lake Metro Area in its entirety has over a million people). It is one of the largest cities in the Southwest region of the United States, although its climate is more similar to the Rocky Mountain region. It lies in the Salt Lake Valley along the Wasatch Front urban corridor, located between the Wasatch Range to the east and the Oquirrh Mountains to the west; on the border between the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin geographic regions.

Salt Lake City is well-known as the center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon church), although fewer than half of the city's residents are members. The city is also known as a base for outdoor recreation, including the many nearby ski resorts just east of the city which were thrust into the world spotlight by the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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Basics

Best Time To Go

Apr-Oct

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Current Weather

39 °F

Mostly Clear

Fun Facts

  1. Salt Lake City boasts of the first and only ski-in / ski-out distillery in the world.
  2. Salt Lake City is the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or in others words, “Mormons.”
  3. Salt Lake City is the home of the first KFC.
  4. There are more non-Mormons than Mormons in Salt Lake City.
  5. The average snowfall in the mountains near Salt Lake City is 500 inches.

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