Where Is Utah on the Map? The Crossroads of the West

Utah sits in the Intermountain West, at the junction of three major physiographic provinces: the Rocky Mountains, the Basin and Range, and the Colorado Plateau.

Bordering States (Clockwise from North)

• Idaho — North (42nd parallel)
• Wyoming — Northeast (41st parallel / 111th meridian)
• Colorado — East (109th meridian / 37th–41st parallels)
• Arizona — South (37th parallel)
• Nevada — West (114th meridian / 37th–42nd parallels)

Key Reference Points

• Four Corners Monument: Only quadripoint in the U.S. (UT, CO, AZ, NM) — SE corner of Utah.
• Salt Lake City: Capital & population center; ~40°45′N, 111°53′W.
• Wasatch Front: Urban corridor (Ogden–Provo) along western base of Wasatch Range.
• Great Salt Lake: Largest saltwater lake in Western Hemisphere; NW of SLC.

Utah is the 13th largest state (84,899 sq mi) but only the 30th most populous (~3.4M), leaving vast open space—5 national parks, 43 state parks, 7 national monuments, and millions of acres of BLM/Forest Service land.