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The western side of the valley is bounded by the lower and drier San Pitch Mountains, which also form part of the western boundary of the county. The San Pitch River runs from north to south through Sanpete and empties into the Sevier River in southwestern Sanpete. This portion of the Sevier River Valley is known as Gunnison Valley.
Sanpete County and Sevier County make up the "Little Scandinavia" portion of Utah, where many of Utah's 20,000 19th-century Scandinavian immigrants settled. Pair-houses, a Scandinavian home form, are relatively common. There are 82 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
The Sanpete Valley Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States. A full medical staff of general surgeons, radiologists and ten family practice physicians work at the hospital. Sanpete Valley Hospital is one of two hospitals located in Central Utah and is in Sanpete County.
In 1849, Brigham Young dispatched a company of about 225 settlers, consisting of several families, to the Sanpitch (now Sanpete) Valley. [5] Under the direction of Isaac Morley and George Washington Bradley (1813-1891), the settlers arrived at the present location of Manti in November. They endured a severe winter by living in temporary ...
The San Pitch River, extending 65 miles (105 km), is the primary watercourse of the Sanpete Valley and drains into the Sevier River in southwestern Sanpete. The river is named for the Ute chief Sanpitch, who also gives his name to the San Pitch Mountains and Sanpete County.
Located at the confluence of the San Pitch River and Cottonwood Creek, Fairview is the largest city in the northeast end of the Sanpete Valley.Founded in 1859, soon after the resettlement of nearby Mount Pleasant, Fairview was one of the first new towns established during the second wave of Mormon settlement in Sanpete County.
Juab Valley, East Tintic Mountains, Wasatch Range, Sanpete Valley, Wasatch Plateau, Sevier River and Valley Mountains The San Pitch Mountains are a 40-mile (64 km) long [ 1 ] mountain range located in Juab and Sanpete counties in central Utah , United States.
Based on 2022 United States Census data, the population of Utah was 3,417,734. Just over 75% of Utah's population is concentrated along four Wasatch Front counties: Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber. Salt Lake County was the largest county in the state with a population of 1,185,813, followed by Utah County with 719,174, Davis County with ...