America From Air: The Backbone of Utah


This picture was taken from Cirrus SR22 (same airplane as Jim Fallows’) flying over Salt Lake City at about a mile high, were flying back from Ogden, UT to Tucson AZ, via a fuel stop in Bryce Canyon.

The mountains were a vital source of water, timber, and granite for early settlers. Today, 85% of Utah’s population lives within 15 miles (24 km) of the Wasatch Range, mainly in the valleys just to the west. This concentration is known as the Wasatch Front and has a population of just over 2,000,000 residents.
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