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1. Canyonlands National Park National park

   Deep canyons of red rock carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries in the Utah desert.

2. Capitol Reef National Park National park

   Colorful rock formations and a massive fold in the earth's crust run through this park in Utah, established in 1937.

3. King's Peak Mountain

   The highest mountain in Utah rises 4123 meters in the Uinta range and can only be reached via a long hiking trail.

4. Nutty Putty Cave Cave

   This hydrothermal cave west of Utah Lake is known for its tight, winding passages.

5. Rainbow Bridge National Monument National monument

   A massive natural sandstone arch rises above a narrow canyon in southern Utah.

6. Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument National monument

   A vast expanse of desert and canyon terrain in southern Utah, marked by rugged cliffs and deep gorges, protected since 1996.

7. Mount Timpanogos Mountain

   Rising 3,581 meters in the Wasatch Range, this peak towers over Utah County with rugged cliffs and remnant glaciers.

8. Cedar Breaks National Monument National monument

   A deeply eroded rock amphitheater with colorful limestone formations, protected since 1933.

9. Landscape Arch Natural arch

   This extremely thin, wide-spanning sandstone arch in Arches National Park ranks among the longest natural arches anywhere.

10. Mount Nebo Mountain

    The highest summit of the Wasatch Range towers over the surrounding Utah highlands.

11. Hovenweep National Monument National monument

    Scattered ruins of prehistoric Ancestral Puebloan towers and villages, protected since 1923 along the Utah-Colorado border.

12. Angels Landing Mountain

    A narrow sandstone ridge in Zion National Park with steep drops and canyon views.

13. Timpanogos Cave National Monument National monument

    Cave system with delicate stalactite and stalagmite formations, protected as a national monument since 1933.

14. Natural Bridges National Monument National monument

    Established in 1908, this protected area in Utah preserves three large natural bridges carved from red sandstone.

15. golden spike Monument

    Site commemorating the ceremony that marked completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory, Utah.

16. Double Arch Natural arch

    Two intertwined stone arches rise from the red sandstone of Arches National Park in Utah.

17. Cathedral of the Madeleine Catholic cathedral

    This neo-Gothic cathedral with its twin towers stands out among the religious landmarks of Salt Lake City.

18. Fishlake National Forest National forest

    Volcanic highlands with aspen groves and the forest's namesake Fish Lake in central Utah, protected since 1908.

19. Bluejohn Canyon Canyon

    Narrow, winding sandstone walls form this slot canyon in the desert terrain of Utah.

20. Zion Canyon Canyon

    Steep red sandstone walls line this Utah canyon, carved by the Virgin River.

21. Brigham Young University Museum of Art Art museum

    An art museum opened in 1993 on the Brigham Young University campus, holding collections of American and international art.

22. Danger Cave Archaeological site

    A dry rock shelter in Utah that preserved traces of early human habitation over thousands of years.

23. Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument Monument

    Sandstone rock face covered with numerous petroglyphs from Indigenous cultures, set within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

24. Manti–La Sal National Forest National forest

    Ranging from desert canyons to forested ridges, this woodland straddling Utah and Colorado was established in 1950.