Ensign Peak ( ) is a peak in the

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near downtown

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

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. It is approximately north of the Utah State Capitol and sits almost directly behind it. On July 26, 1847,

Brigham Young Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as ch ...

and other early members of

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(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" (). Ensign Peak Advisors 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."
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'', 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 __NOTOC__

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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 {{utah-geo-stub

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