Ensign Peak ( ) is a peak in the
foothills near downtown
Salt Lake City,
Utah. It is approximately north of the
Utah State Capitol
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and ...
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 (LDS Church) climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley. The hill has religious significance in LDS Church history, as Brigham Young remarked on that day that the peak was a fitting place to "set up an ensign" ().
is an investment manager for assets of the LDS Church and is named after Ensign Peak.
[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.
File:SLC Ensign Peak.jpg, View of Salt Lake City from Ensign Peak
File:Ensign Peak plague No 43.jpg
File:USutahensign.jpg, The Flag of the United States, Flag of Utah, and the Deseret Flag at Ensign Peak
File:Ensign Peak from below.jpg
File:Ensign Peak.jpg, Ensign Peak Monument
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See also
*
Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
* "
High on the Mountain Top"
Notes
Further reading
*. An address giving some background information on Ensign Peak.
External links
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Mountains of Salt Lake County, Utah
Mountains of Utah
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
Wasatch Range
Significant places in Mormonism
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