Three Awesome Things About My County

Three Awesome Things About My County

The awesome things about my county is the climate, the waterways, and the rocks. It snows a lot in Sanpete. The snow is very fun to go skiing in and snowboarding. The waterways are beautiful, especially the Scofield Lake. It has very pretty mountains behind it. The rocks are awesome! There are ten different rocks in Sanpete. My favorite one is the conglomerate rock. It looks like rocks put together, but it's a sedimentary rock! These are the three awesome things about Sanpete County.   



Recreation

Recreation

People in Sanpete County like to ski, go on hiking trails, go fishing, golf and ice skate. A lot of people also like to go to the Mormon Miracle Pageant, and the Fairview Museum of History and Art. They also have an annual county fair.

Mormon Miracle Pageant at the Manti LDS Temple

Agriculture in Sanpete

Agriculture

People in Sanpete raise a lot of cattle, turkeys and sheep.  Sanpete is the top producers of wool and sheep in Utah. They are #4 for dairy and #7 in beef production. Turkey farmers in Sanpete raise over 4 million turkeys a year. In Sanpete they also grow wheat, oats, and corn.

 



Sanpete History

History of Sanpete

Sanpete got it's name from the San Pitch River in Sanpete, which got it's name from a Native American named San Pitch. 224 men,women and children were the first settlers in Sanpete county on November 19,1849. They were led by Isaac Morley, Charles Shumway, Seth Taft, and George Washington Bradley.

Sanpete National Parks

National Parks

   In Sanpete county, Utah there are no National Parks.

Mountain Ranges

The Wasatch Plateau also known as the Manti Mountain is on the east side of Sanpete county. The San Pitch Mountains line the west side of Sanpete. Here is a list of all the mountain ranges in Sanpete County. Sanpete Mountain Location Feet Meters South Tent Mtn 39.2332N 111.2124W 11,285 3,439.67 North Tent Mtn 39.2412N 111.2216W 11,230 3,422.9 Lowry Top 39.2538N 111.1909W 11,136 3,394.25 HeliotropeMtn 39.0654N 111.2711W 11,130 3,392.42 Marys Nipple 39.0210N 111.3437W 10,984 3,347.92 Little Mountain 39.2326N 111.2023W 10,940 3,334.51 Mount Baldy 39.0732N 111.3034W 10,918 3,327.81 High Top 39.0909N 111.2910W 10,904 3,323.54 Heliotrope Pt 39.0558N 111.2613W 10,875 3,314.7 Black Mountain 39.0955N 111.3145W 10,792 3,289.4 Block Mountain 39.0413N 111.2914W 10,782 3,286.35 Ferron Mtn 39.0721N 111.2324W 10,678 3,254.65 Cove Mountain 39.1158N 111.2651W 10,666 3,251 Lake Mountain 39.1356N 111.2658W 10,529 3,209.24 Petty Peak 39.0934N 111.2639W 10,513 3,204.36 Swedish Knoll 39.1609N 111.2605W 10,488 3,184.55 Cox Knoll 39.1624N 111.2440W 10,459 3,187.9 Middle Mtn 39.1709N 111.2922W 10,440 3,182.11 Haystack Mtn 39.1831N 111.2848W 10,381 3,164.13 South Mountain 39.1642N 111.2909W 10,380 3,163.82 Danish Knoll 39.1705N 111.2550W 10,356 3,156.51 Haystack Mtn 39.2449N 111.2358W 10,319 3,145.23 Towhead 39.3443N 111.1856W 10,270 3,130.3 Elks Knoll 39.1547N 111.2801W 10,255 3,125.72 Flagstaff Peak 39.0413N 111.1841W 10,222 3,115.67 Knob Mountain 39.2710N 111.2241W 10,133 3,088.54 White Knoll 39.1556N 111.2038W 10,073 3,070.25 Harris Knoll 39.0543N 111.2445W 9,707 2,958.69 Order Mtn 39.0241N 111.3822W 9,574 2,918.16 Wrigley Hill 39.0853N 111.2147W 9,448 2,879.75 Spring Hill 39.0902N 111.3343W 9,400 2,865.12 Manti Mountain 39.1624N 111.3250W 9,275 2,827.02 Pine Crown Pk 39.3943N 111.2130W 9,144 2,787.09 Porcupine Knoll 39.0332N 111.3615W 9,080 2,767.58 Mount Baldy 39.4537N 111.3437W 9,049 2,758.14 Dusterburgs Hill 39.2125N 111.2851W 8,880 2,706.62 Middle Mtn 39.1709N 111.2922W 8,806 2,684.07 Rattlesnake Pk 39.1141N 111.3728W 8,621 2,627.68 Burnt Hill 39.1434N 111.3158W 8,600 2,621.28 Josephite Point 39.1703N 111.1910W 8,588 2,617.62 Bald Mountain 39.1912N 111.3200W 8,461 2,578.91 Big Mountain 39.2628N 111.4028W 7,728 2,355.49 Horse Mtn 39.2353N 111.4145W 7,448 2,270.15 Cedar Hills 39.3902N 111.2935W 7,212 2,198.22 The Buckskin 39.3957N 111.4133W 6,965 2,122.93 Black Hawk 39.4739N 111.2733W 6,878 2,096.41 Black Knob 39.0731N 111.3315W 6,806 2,074.47 Pollys Peak 39.3817N 111.3617W 6,538 1,992.78 Devils Peak 39.3715N 111.3519W 6,500 1,981.2 Slick Hill 39.3916N 111.2823W 6,444 1,964.13 Black Hill 39.2259N 111.3215W 6,402 1,951.33 White Hill 39.2433N 111.3159W 6,381 1,944.93 Round Hills 39.3411N 111.2532W 6,262 1,908.66 Gal Hill 39.2110N 111.3325W 6,109 1,862.02 Moroni Hill 39.3256N 111.3439W 6,028 1,837.33 Mill Hill 39.2050N 111.3350W 5,935 1,808.99 Little Hill 39.2205N 111.3315W 5,920 1,804.42 Cedar Hill 39.3603N 111.3800W 5,740 1,749.55 Witches Knoll 39.1942N 111.3447W 5,720 1,743.46 Temple Hill 39.1628N 111.3736W 5,640 1,719.07 Chalk Hill 39.0903N 111.4621W 5,625 1,714.5 River Knoll 39.1636N 111.4054W 5,621 1,713.28 Twin Knolls 39.1718N 111.4043W 5,467 1,666.34 Rocky Point 39.0921N 111.5015W 5,420 1,652.02

Sanpete County Indian Tribes

Indian tribes in Sanpete County

This is an Ute Indian Chief

The Ute Indian tribe is located in Sanpete county. Sanpete is located around the center of Utah and is where the Utes are from. They make things out of deer hide and glass beads. Every Spring the Utes hold a traditional bear dance. The Ute tribe have a religious aversion to handling thunderwood (wood from a tree struck by lightning) and believe that the thunder beings would strike down any Ute Indian that touched or handled the thunderwood.The Ute tribe is where Utah got its name.