Y Mountain rises above Provo, Utah, east of Brigham Young University, and is known for the large white Y on its slope, a major campus symbol and popular destination reached by a steep trail with wide valley views. The emblem began in 1906 as a compromise after a class dispute at Brigham Young High School; although students planned to paint BYU, only the Y was completed, and it soon became the university’s recognized insignia. Over the years it was enlarged, reinforced, and lit for campus events, while traditions of whitewashing and celebration grew around it. Today it remains both a recreation area and a central symbol of BYU.