University in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

On the Edge of Wilderness

June 20, 2025

1. On the Edge of Wilderness Marker

Inscription. You stand on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, where the Wasatch Mountains meet the bustle and boom of urban Utah. This trail system offers an everyday connection with wilderness for the 85 percent of Utahns who live along the Wasatch Front. When the trail is completed-from the Idaho border south to Nephi-hikers, cyclists, equestrians, and runners will follow the level terrace cut by prehistoric Lake Bonneville for 280 miles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 40° 45.843′ N, 111° 49.429′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. It can be reached from South Wakara Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 S Wakara Wy, Salt Lake City UT 84108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rock solid support for the Natural History Museum of Utah (within shouting distance of this marker); Written in Stone (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Douglas Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Patrick Edward Connor (approx. ¼ mile away); Building 55 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Douglas Post Theater (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Douglas Officers' Quarters (approx. half a mile away); Type 95 Field Gun (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

June 20, 2025

2. On the Edge of Wilderness Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.