From Deseret News archives:
Utah geography 101
Test your knowledge about the Beehive State
But how much do you know about Utah's vast and varied geography? Its mountains, lakes and deserts?
Here's a pop quiz on Utah geography (with a little history mixed in).
Part I
(Each correct answer is worth three points)
1. Where did the name for Kings Peak, Utah's tallest summit, originate?
2. What is the second-tallest summit in the state?
3. What is the tallest summit in the Wasatch Mountains?
4. What is the state's tallest mountain outside the Uintas?
5. Salt Lake County's tallest mountain is?
6. What Utah city has the highest elevation?
7. What Utah city has the lowest elevation?
8. Downtown Salt Lake City's elevation, within 200 feet, is what?
9. What paved road has the highest elevation?
11. What is the state's lowest point?
12. What is Weber County's tallest summit?
13. Peter Sinks, near Logan Canyon, recorded Utah's coldest temperature. What area recorded the second-coldest?
14. Delicate Arch may be Utah's most famous, but what is the largest?
15. What county is South Weber in?
16. Utah's tallest year-round waterfall is?
17. The sheerest cliff in Utah is?
18. The Wah Wah Mountains straddle three counties. Name one.
19. A town named, in a backward way, for Utah's geographic center is?
20. Bryce Canyon National Park isn't a canyon at all. What is it?
Part II
(Each correct answer is worth two points)
1. Based on vertical rise (the elevation difference from city floor to a nearby mountain top), the Utah town with the greatest elevation difference is:
a. St. George
b. Moab
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