BOEM is âdeveloping a new National Oâuter Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Programâ to meet the Nation's energy needsâ. Learn more about the âprogramâ and the development process.
The Uinta Mountains are considered by many to be Utah's backpacking and hiking paradise. Among the many popular routes into the High Uintas Wilderness and Utah's highest peaks are the Uinta Canyon trailhead below U-Bar Ranch 18 miles north of Neola, and Lake Fork or Swift Creek trailheads north of Mountain Home.
Utah is known for having some of the best skiing in the country, and the mountains near Salt Lake City receive an average of 500 inches of snow per year. During the 19th century many Mormons settled in Utah, and today approximately 60 percent of stateâs residents are members of the church.