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Overlook Hike · Salt Lake City Foothills

Ensign Peak Trail

Short, steep summit above the State Capitol — panoramic views of the Salt Lake Valley, Wasatch Front, and Great Salt Lake from the hilltop where Brigham Young first surveyed the valley.

Also known as: Ensign Peak

A quick, steep climb to a hilltop above the State Capitol with a 360-degree panorama of the Salt Lake Valley, Wasatch Front, Oquirrh Mountains, and Great Salt Lake. The peak where Brigham Young surveyed the valley in 1847.