Welcome to Ensign Peak

From Ensign Peak, pioneer leaders laid plans for Salt Lake City, envisioning a prospering community of wide streets, farms, homes, schools, shops, churches, and a temple. George A. Smith reported that before leaving Nauvoo, Illinois, for the Mormon trek west, Brigham Young had a vision of Joseph Smith, who showed him the mountain now called Ensign Peak and told him, "Build under the point where the colors fall and you will prosper and have peace." When Brigham Young viewed the valley and Ensign Peak, he declared, "This is the place." On July 24, 1847, as he entered the valley from the mouth of Emigration Canyon, he was looking for this peak, recognized it, and said, "I want to go there." The peak became sacred to many as a place for meditation, and before the temple was completed, pioneer settlers performed religious ordinances there. Ensign Peak became a symbol of gathering; from the time the first American Indians lived in this area to the present, this valley has drawn people from all corners of the world. Many have since followed Brigham Young to this place, long enjoying it for meditation, hiking, the beauties of nature, and the panoramic view from its summit.

Salt Lake City, Utah · United States