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Ensign Peak
Ensign Peak (/ˈɛnsaɪn/ EN-syne) is a dome-shaped peak in the hills just north of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The peak and surrounding area are part of Ensign Peak Nature Park, which is owned by the city. The hill's summit is accessed via a popular hiking trail, and provides an elevated view of Salt Lake Valley and Great Salt Lake.
The peak is historically significant as it was a landmark during the establishment of Salt Lake City in July 1847, and also holds religious significance for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Because of this importance, in 1934, a stone monument was built atop the summit and interpretive signage was added when the nature park was developed in 1996.
Culturally, the significance of the peak has inspired a number of literary works, including the hymn "High on the Mountain Top." Several businesses and organizations, often affiliated with the LDS Church, have names inspired by the peak; such as Ensign College, Ensign Peak Advisors, and the Ensign Peak Foundation.
The peak is part of a low range of hills called the "Salt Lake Salient" (also known as the "City Creek Spur") which projects westward from the Wasatch Range. The Salt Lake Salient forms the northern boundary of Salt Lake Valley.
The bedrock of Ensign Peak is a conglomerate, likely laid down during the Eocene epoch. This conglomerate is exposed on parts of the peak and in some nearby areas. When the ancient Lake Bonneville filled the valley, Ensign Peak was just above its highest shoreline.
The hill rises 1,080 feet (329.2 m) above the valley floor making it a prominent feature above the city. Although prominent, commentators have not always thought it a beautiful element of the landscape. The first mayor of Salt Lake City, Jedediah M. Grant, called it "a big toe of the Wahsatch range" while writing to the New York Herald in 1852, and it was later dubbed an "ugly nub" by a writer for the Deseret News.
Early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), commonly called Mormons or Latter-day Saints, were often the victims of anti-Mormon violence in the eastern and midwestern United States. Joseph Smith, the faith's founder, was killed in June 1844 and by 1846, the Latter-day Saints were forced from their main settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois. Those church members who chose to accept Brigham Young as their new leader would end up traveling to the Western United States by wagon train or handcart, along what became known as the Mormon Trail.
When Young's wagon train entered Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847 (presently celebrated as Pioneer Day in Utah), he stated the area was the right spot as soon as he saw it. During an 1869 sermon, a fellow church leader, George A. Smith, stated that after Smith's death, Young had been praying to know where to take the Latter-day Saints and had a vision of Joseph Smith. In the vision, Smith showed Young Ensign Peak and "there was an ensign fell upon that peak, and Joseph said, 'Build under the point where the colors fall and you will prosper and have peace.'"
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Ensign Peak
Ensign Peak (/ˈɛnsaɪn/ EN-syne) is a dome-shaped peak in the hills just north of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The peak and surrounding area are part of Ensign Peak Nature Park, which is owned by the city. The hill's summit is accessed via a popular hiking trail, and provides an elevated view of Salt Lake Valley and Great Salt Lake.
The peak is historically significant as it was a landmark during the establishment of Salt Lake City in July 1847, and also holds religious significance for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Because of this importance, in 1934, a stone monument was built atop the summit and interpretive signage was added when the nature park was developed in 1996.
Culturally, the significance of the peak has inspired a number of literary works, including the hymn "High on the Mountain Top." Several businesses and organizations, often affiliated with the LDS Church, have names inspired by the peak; such as Ensign College, Ensign Peak Advisors, and the Ensign Peak Foundation.
The peak is part of a low range of hills called the "Salt Lake Salient" (also known as the "City Creek Spur") which projects westward from the Wasatch Range. The Salt Lake Salient forms the northern boundary of Salt Lake Valley.
The bedrock of Ensign Peak is a conglomerate, likely laid down during the Eocene epoch. This conglomerate is exposed on parts of the peak and in some nearby areas. When the ancient Lake Bonneville filled the valley, Ensign Peak was just above its highest shoreline.
The hill rises 1,080 feet (329.2 m) above the valley floor making it a prominent feature above the city. Although prominent, commentators have not always thought it a beautiful element of the landscape. The first mayor of Salt Lake City, Jedediah M. Grant, called it "a big toe of the Wahsatch range" while writing to the New York Herald in 1852, and it was later dubbed an "ugly nub" by a writer for the Deseret News.
Early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), commonly called Mormons or Latter-day Saints, were often the victims of anti-Mormon violence in the eastern and midwestern United States. Joseph Smith, the faith's founder, was killed in June 1844 and by 1846, the Latter-day Saints were forced from their main settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois. Those church members who chose to accept Brigham Young as their new leader would end up traveling to the Western United States by wagon train or handcart, along what became known as the Mormon Trail.
When Young's wagon train entered Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847 (presently celebrated as Pioneer Day in Utah), he stated the area was the right spot as soon as he saw it. During an 1869 sermon, a fellow church leader, George A. Smith, stated that after Smith's death, Young had been praying to know where to take the Latter-day Saints and had a vision of Joseph Smith. In the vision, Smith showed Young Ensign Peak and "there was an ensign fell upon that peak, and Joseph said, 'Build under the point where the colors fall and you will prosper and have peace.'"
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