 Within
three distinct geographic regions - the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado
Plateau, and the Basin and Range Province, Utah ranges in elevation
from 2,350 feet above sea level in the southwest corner of the state
to 13,528 feet on Kings Peak in the Uinta Mountains. Salt Lake City
sits at an elevation of 4,300 feet above sea level. Five major life
zones, each with a distinctive community of plants, are found within
that elevation range, from the sagebrush and juniper typical of
the Sonoran desert to the meadow grass and moss of the alpine tundra.
Eight times saltier than your average ocean, the 2,000 square mile
Great Salt Lake shimmers on the horizon 16 miles west of Salt Lake
City. Inhospitable to everything but brine shrimp, the Great Salt
Lake is all that's left of the Ice Age's ancient Lake Bonneville
when it receded to form the bowl of the Salt Lake Valley.  Low
humidity and lots of sunshine are two favorable aspects of Utah's
weather. In Salt Lake County, the summer daytime relative humidity
averages less than 30 percent, and the sun shines an average of
237  days
a year with 67 percent annual sunshine. Annual precipitation varies
from less than five inches in Utah's Great Salt Lake desert to
more than 60 inches in the northern mountain ranges. Snow frequently
accumulates to depths of 10 feet or more at many Wasatch Mountain
ski resorts. Because of the state's inland location and because
winter storms pass over the Great Salt Lake, which draws excessive
moisture from the clouds, Utah's snow is unusually dry and is
considered by many skiers to be the world's greatest powder snow.
 AVERAGE ANNUAL
TEMPERATURE 51.8 F
AVERAGE JULY TEMPERATURE 92.2 F
AVERAGE JANUARY TEMPERATURE 36.4 F
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL 15.7
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 4,200 TO 5,200 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL
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