Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

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Though the Wasatch Range, located on Salt Lake
City’s eastern edge, is most typically associated with
the city’s incredible mountain access, the Oquirrh
Mountains frame the city more distantly to the
west. Wildlife abounds in the Oquirrhs, including
healthy populations of deer, mountain lions,
butterflies and bald eagles. Popular hiking trails
are found in Yellow Fork and Butterfield Canyons.
This mountain range is best known, however,
for the rich mineral deposits discovered here and
consequent construction of what is now the world’s
largest open pit mine, the Bingham Canyon Mine.
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