Ensign Peak Nature Park (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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Located only about 1 ½ miles north of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Ensign Peak Nature Park is a natural area with an entry plaza, woods, meadows, trails, view points, rest areas, native wildlife, and a small amphitheater. Many commemorative plaques throughout the park explain the area and the important history of Ensign Peak in the settlement of Salt Lake City and surrounding Territory.

The park was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 26, 1996. Dedication occurred one-hundred-and-forty-nine years to the day after Brigham Young and eight associates climbed the peak on July 26, 1847, two days after the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. The park includes the summit of Ensign Peak, the identifying landmark which Brigham Young had seen in vision arriving in the valley, and approximately 66 acres of surrounding open space.