Utah County is located in North Central Utah.

It is called Utah Valley because mountains frame the county on both sides. The major cities form a 40 mile chain north to south, aligning with Interstate 15. Utah Lake lies in the center of the county. It is the State's largest body of fresh water.

ELEVATION

• 4,492 feet above sea level

AREA

• 2,143.5 square miles, 2.45% of the State of Utah, 16th largest in area in
  the State

DIMENSIONS

• 84.4 Miles NW-SE (Butterfield Peak to Emma Park)
• 60.9 miles NE-SW (Tintic Mountain to Sunset Peak)
• 69.0 miles E-W by 52.9 miles N-S

ADJACENT COUNTIES

• Salt Lake, Wasatch, Duchesne, Carbon, Sanpete, Juab, Tooele

PERIMETER

• 301.24 miles

HIGHEST POINTS

• Mt. Nebo (Wasatch Range) at 11,928 feet.
• Mt.Timpanogos (WasatchRange) at 11, 750 feet.

LOWEST POINTS

• Depression in Jordan River Flood Plain 4,480 feet (about 4 miles S of the Utah/Salt Lake County boundary)
• Jordan River at Jordan Narrow at 4,490 feet

UTAH LAKE

• Area: 84,865 acres (132.6 miles)
• Dimensions: 23 miles N-S by 15 miles E-W (at compromise level)