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Ensign Peak 
Summary
Ensign Peak (/ˈɛnsaɪn/ EN-syne)[3] is a peak in the foothills near downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. It is approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the Utah State Capitol and sits almost directly behind it. On July 26, 1847, Brigham Young and other early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley. The hill has religious significance in the Church's history, as Brigham Young remarked on that day that the peak was a fitting place to "set up an ensign" (Isaiah 11:12).[4][5]
| Ensign Peak | |
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 Ensign Peak, as seen from hiking trail below. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,417 ft (1,651 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 64 ft (20 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°47′40″N 111°53′26″W / 40.7943902°N 111.8904922°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S. |
| Parent range | Wasatch Range |
| Topo map | USGS Salt Lake City North |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | 0.47-mile (760 m) hike on Ensign Peak Trail |
Ensign Peak Advisors is an investment manager for assets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is named after Ensign Peak.[6]
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View of Salt Lake City from Ensign Peak -
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The Flag of the United States, Flag of Utah, and the Deseret Flag at Ensign Peak -
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Ensign Peak Monument
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Ensign Peak, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "Ensign Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "Ensign Pronunciation". Ensign. January 2005.
- ^ Walker, Ronald W. "A Banner is Unfurled: Mormonisms Ensign Peak" Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought Volume 26 Number 4, Winter 1993, pages 71-91.
- ^ Wright, Dennis A.; Westrup, Rebekah E. "Ensign Peak". BYU Religious Studies Center. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ Lovett, Ian; Levy, Rachael. "The Mormon Church Amassed $100 Billion. It Was the Best-Kept Secret in the Investment World.", The Wall Street Journal, Salt Lake City, 8 February 2020. Retrieved on 15 February 2020.
Further reading edit
- Hilton, Lynn M.; Hilton, Hope A. (1994), "Ensign Peak", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 22, 2024, retrieved April 19, 2024
- Packer, Boyd K. (November 2006), "A Defense and a Refuge", Ensign. An address giving some background information on Ensign Peak.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ensign Peak.
- "Ensign Peak Hike". Utah.com. Deseret Digital Media.