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 highest peak in the Wasatch Mountains, Mount Nebo, is 11,877 feet. Utah's landform is divided among three major physiographic provinces: the Great Basin or Basin and Range province, the Colorado Plateau province, and the Rocky Mountain province. The largest of the provinces in Utah is the Colorado Plateau.
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.