List of hillside letters in Utah

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The Block U in Salt Lake City, trademark of the University of Utah Block U University of Utah 2.jpg
The Block U in Salt Lake City, trademark of the University of Utah
Hikers on Brigham Young University's Block Y in Provo The Y.jpg
Hikers on Brigham Young University's Block Y in Provo
Repainted often, Dixie's full name as a hillside letter in St. George, Utah is somewhat more unique in that regard. Seen here in 1915+. DIXIE writtten over 1914.jpg
Repainted often, Dixie's full name as a hillside letter in St. George, Utah is somewhat more unique in that regard. Seen here in 1915†.

This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Utah. [1] [2] [3] Monograms in Utah include two of the oldest, at Brigham Young University (1906) and the University of Utah (1907). These symbols are so much a part of the culture that locals typically refer to the universities themselves as "The Y" and "The U", respectively. Across the state, there are at least 94 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages.

MonogramTownCountyConstruction YearDescriptionLocation
A Alton Kane 37°26′08″N112°29′46″W / 37.4355°N 112.4960°W / 37.4355; -112.4960 (Alton)
ANETH Aneth San Juan 37°12′03″N109°09′00″W / 37.200893°N 109.150081°W / 37.200893; -109.150081 (Aneth)
BR Tremonton Box Elder Bear River High School 41°45′33″N112°12′08″W / 41.7593°N 112.2021°W / 41.7593; -112.2021 (Bear River High School)
B Beaver Beaver Beaver High School 38°15′57″N112°34′57″W / 38.2657°N 112.5825°W / 38.2657; -112.5825 (Beaver)
BL Ogden Weber Ben Lomond High School 41°15′02″N111°55′51″W / 41.2506°N 111.9308°W / 41.2506; -111.9308 (Ben Lomond High School)
B South Jordan Salt Lake Bingham High School 40°34′07″N112°06′59″W / 40.5686°N 112.1165°W / 40.5686; -112.1165 (Bingham High School)
B Bountiful Davis Bountiful High School 40°53′51″N111°50′47″W / 40.8975°N 111.8463°W / 40.8975; -111.8463 (Bountiful)
B Brigham City Box Elder Box Elder High School 41°31′12″N111°59′26″W / 41.52°N 111.9906°W / 41.52; -111.9906 (Brigham City)
Y Provo Utah 1906 Brigham Young University 40°14′54″N111°37′14″W / 40.2483°N 111.6206°W / 40.2483; -111.6206 (Brigham Young University)
B Cottonwood Heights Salt Lake Brighton High School 40°36′35″N111°47′09″W / 40.6096°N 111.7859°W / 40.6096; -111.7859 (Brighton High School)
BV Tropic Garfield Bryce Valley High School 37°37′28″N112°03′46″W / 37.6245°N 112.0629°W / 37.6245; -112.0629 (Bryce Valley High School)
CV Cedar City Iron 2015? Canyon View High School 37°42′30″N113°03′20″W / 37.708299°N 113.055591°W / 37.708299; -113.055591 (Canyon View CV)
C Price Carbon Carbon High School 39°36′31″N110°48′45″W / 39.6086°N 110.8125°W / 39.6086; -110.8125 (Carbon High School)
C Cedar City Iron Cedar High School 37°38′33″N113°02′06″W / 37.6426°N 113.0351°W / 37.6426; -113.0351 (Cedar City)
C Cleveland Emery

39°20′54″N110°51′58″W / 39.3482°N 110.8661°W / 39.3482; -110.8661 (Cleveland)

C East Carbon Carbon For the former town of Columbia 39°30′51″N110°23′07″W / 39.5142°N 110.3854°W / 39.5142; -110.3854 (Columbia)
C Magna Salt Lake Cyprus High School 40°42′29″N112°07′56″W / 40.708°N 112.1322°W / 40.708; -112.1322 (Cyprus High School)
DIXIE St. George Washington 1914† Dixie High School 37°06′57″N113°34′45″W / 37.1159°N 113.5792°W / 37.1159; -113.5792 (Dixie High School)
D St. George Washington Historically named Dixie State University, now known as Utah Tech University 37°06′29″N113°35′52″W / 37.1081°N 113.5977°W / 37.1081; -113.5977 (Utah Tech University)
D Duchesne Duchesne 40°09′57″N110°24′34″W / 40.1658°N 110.4094°W / 40.1658; -110.4094 (Duchesne)
D Dugway Tooele 40°13′46″N112°45′25″W / 40.229409°N 112.7568354°W / 40.229409; -112.7568354 (Dugway)
EC East Carbon Carbon East Carbon High School 39°33′33″N110°23′39″W / 39.559221°N 110.394149°W / 39.559221; -110.394149 (East Carbon High School)
E Elsinore Sevier 38°41′06″N112°09′39″W / 38.6849°N 112.1607°W / 38.6849; -112.1607 (Elsinore)
E Emery Emery

38°55′43″N111°16′00″W / 38.9286°N 111.2666°W / 38.9286; -111.2666 (Emery)

E Enterprise Washington 37°33′09″N113°44′54″W / 37.5525°N 113.7484°W / 37.5525; -113.7484 (Enterprise)
E Escalante Garfield 37°47′18″N111°34′55″W / 37.7884°N 111.582°W / 37.7884; -111.582 (Escalante)
FREMONT COUNTRY Beaver County Beaver Rough painted rocks mostly hidden among the sagebrush on a shallow south-facing hill adjacent to I-15 38°06′44″N112°38′52″W / 38.1123°N 112.6479°W / 38.1123; -112.6479 (BEAVER COUNTY)
FG Fountain Green Sanpete 39°38′09″N111°37′57″W / 39.6357°N 111.6326°W / 39.6357; -111.6326 (Fountain Green)
G Glenwood Sevier 38°46′26″N111°58′57″W / 38.7738°N 111.9824°W / 38.7738; -111.9824 (Glenwood)
G Moab Grand Grand County High School 38°35′23″N109°33′03″W / 38.5898°N 109.5509°W / 38.5898; -109.5509 (GCHS Block G)
G Green River Emery 38°59′07″N110°10′06″W / 38.9853°N 110.1682°W / 38.9853; -110.1682 (Green River)
G Gunnison Sanpete 39°09′21″N111°50′09″W / 39.1557°N 111.8357°W / 39.1557; -111.8357 (Gunnison)
G Pleasant Grove Utah 1920Short for "Grovarian", or "Grove" – the original mascot and old school nickname, respectively. [4] 40°22′25″N111°42′05″W / 40.3735°N 111.7013°W / 40.3735; -111.7013 (Pleasant Grove)
GREEN VALLEY St. George Washington neighborhood 37°05′46″N113°37′22″W / 37.096°N 113.6228°W / 37.096; -113.6228 (neighborhood)
H Henefer Summit 41°00′34″N111°30′10″W / 41.0094°N 111.5028°W / 41.0094; -111.5028 (Henefer)
H Salt Lake City Salt Lake Highland High School 40°43′50″N111°48′41″W / 40.7306°N 111.8114°W / 40.7306; -111.8114 (Highland High School)
HOLE N' THE ROCK San Juan Hole N" The Rock (roadside attraction) 38°23′28″N109°27′16″W / 38.3911°N 109.4544°W / 38.3911; -109.4544 (Hole N' the Rock)
H Hurricane Washington 37°10′27″N113°16′53″W / 37.1742°N 113.2815°W / 37.1742; -113.2815 (Hurricane)
I Provo Utah Independence High School

40°14′44″N111°41′08″W / 40.2456°N 111.6856°W / 40.2456; -111.6856 (Independence High School)

I Brigham City Box Elder Intermountain Indian School (closed) 41°28′58″N111°59′57″W / 41.4829°N 111.9993°W / 41.4829; -111.9993 (Intermountain Indian School (closed))
J Nephi Juab Juab High School 39°44′29″N111°49′06″W / 39.7415°N 111.8182°W / 39.7415; -111.8182 (Juab High School)
K Kanab Kane 37°02′54″N112°31′03″W / 37.0482°N 112.5175°W / 37.0482; -112.5175 (Kanab)
K Kingston Piute 38°12′19″N112°10′55″W / 38.2054°N 112.1819°W / 38.2054; -112.1819 (Kingston)
L Lapoint Uintah 40°24′37″N109°47′18″W / 40.410375°N 109.788275°W / 40.410375; -109.788275 (Lapoint)
L La Verkin Washington 37°12′03″N113°15′48″W / 37.2008°N 113.2632°W / 37.2008; -113.2632 (La Verkin)
L Leeds Washington 37°14′33″N113°21′40″W / 37.2424°N 113.361°W / 37.2424; -113.361 (Leeds)
M Mammoth Juab 39°55′54″N112°06′19″W / 39.9317°N 112.1052°W / 39.9317; -112.1052 (Mammoth)
M Manila Daggett 40°59′37″N109°43′46″W / 40.9937°N 109.7294°W / 40.9937; -109.7294 (Manila)
M Manti Sanpete 39°15′45″N111°36′36″W / 39.2624°N 111.6101°W / 39.2624; -111.6101 (Manti)
M Marysvale Piute 38°27′24″N112°12′51″W / 38.4566°N 112.2143°W / 38.4566; -112.2143 (Marysvale)
S Milford Beaver 38°23′55″N113°00′35″W / 38.3986°N 113.0098°W / 38.3986; -113.0098 (Milford) (uncertain location)
M Fillmore Millard Millard High School 38°59′05″N112°16′19″W / 38.9848°N 112.272°W / 38.9848; -112.272 (Millard High School)
M Minersville Beaver 38°13′13″N112°55′25″W / 38.22036°N 112.9237°W / 38.22036; -112.9237 (Minersville)
M Morgan Morgan 41°01′42″N111°39′32″W / 41.0283°N 111.659°W / 41.0283; -111.659 (Morgan)
M Moroni Sanpete 39°32′36″N111°34′42″W / 39.5434°N 111.5782°W / 39.5434; -111.5782 (Moroni)
MC Hyrum Cache Mountain Crest High School 41°37′04″N111°48′04″W / 41.6178°N 111.801°W / 41.6178; -111.801 (Mountain Crest High School)
M Mountain Home Duchesne 2019? 40°23′00″N110°23′28″W / 40.38329°N 110.39112°W / 40.38329; -110.39112 (Mountain Home)
NC Richmond Cache North Cache Junior High School 41°55′27″N111°47′12″W / 41.9243°N 111.7867°W / 41.9243; -111.7867 (North Cache Junior High School)
NR Laketown Rich North Rich Junior High School 41°49′32″N111°18′46″W / 41.8255°N 111.3127°W / 41.8255; -111.3127 (North Rich High School)
NS Salina Sevier North Sevier High School 38°57′21″N111°49′19″W / 38.9557°N 111.8219°W / 38.9557; -111.8219 (North Sevier High School)
NS Coalville Summit North Summit High School 40°54′30″N111°23′08″W / 40.9083°N 111.3855°W / 40.9083; -111.3855 (North Summit High School)
PC Park City Summit Park City High School 40°40′26″N111°29′13″W / 40.6738°N 111.487°W / 40.6738; -111.487 (Park City)
P Parowan Iron 37°49′52″N112°49′16″W / 37.8312°N 112.821°W / 37.8312; -112.821 (Parowan)
P Payson Utah Payson High School 40°01′30″N111°42′59″W / 40.0249°N 111.7163°W / 40.0249; -111.7163 (Payson High School)
P Alpine Utah Peterson the land owner?

40°28′30″N111°46′10″W / 40.475°N 111.7695°W / 40.475; -111.7695 (Peterson the land owner?)

P Peterson Morgan 41°06′04″N111°46′04″W / 41.1012°N 111.7678°W / 41.1012; -111.7678 (Peterson)
P Junction Piute Piute High School 38°14′34″N112°14′42″W / 38.2427°N 112.245°W / 38.2427; -112.245 (Piute High School)
R Richfield Sevier 38°45′41″N112°06′43″W / 38.7614°N 112.1119°W / 38.7614; -112.1119 (Richfield)
R Roosevelt Duchesne 40°18′42″N109°59′57″W / 40.311773°N 109.999249°W / 40.311773; -109.999249 (Roosevelt)
SJ Blanding San Juan San Juan High School 37°38′29″N109°29′01″W / 37.6414°N 109.4835°W / 37.6414; -109.4835 (San Juan High School)
S Shivwits Washington 37°11′01″N113°45′12″W / 37.1836°N 113.7534°W / 37.1836; -113.7534 (Shivwits)
S Holladay Salt Lake Skyline High School (Utah) 40°41′35″N111°47′03″W / 40.693°N 111.7842°W / 40.693; -111.7842 (Skyline High School)
SV Smithfield Cache Sky View High School 41°49′16″N111°47′57″W / 41.821°N 111.7992°W / 41.821; -111.7992 (Sky View High School)
S Ephraim Sanpete Snow College 39°20′39″N111°32′21″W / 39.3441°N 111.5391°W / 39.3441; -111.5391 (Snow College)
SS Monroe Sevier South Sevier High School 38°37′54″N112°06′03″W / 38.6316°N 112.1007°W / 38.6316; -112.1007 (South Sevier High School)
SS Kamas Summit South Summit High School 40°38′51″N111°16′08″W / 40.6475°N 111.2689°W / 40.6475; -111.2689 (South Summit High School)
S Sterling Sanpete 39°11′40″N111°41′57″W / 39.1945°N 111.6993°W / 39.1945; -111.6993 (Sterling)
T Tabiona Duchesne 40°21′18″N110°41′54″W / 40.354956°N 110.698427°W / 40.354956; -110.698427 (Tabiona)
T Eureka Juab Tintic High School 39°57′03″N112°06′26″W / 39.9509°N 112.1071°W / 39.9509; -112.1071 (Tintic High School)
T Tooele Tooele Tooele High School 40°31′30″N112°14′54″W / 40.5249°N 112.2482°W / 40.5249; -112.2482 (Tooele)
T Trenton Cache 41°53′57″N111°57′28″W / 41.8993°N 111.9578°W / 41.8993; -111.9578 (Trenton)
T Tropic Garfield 37°37′16″N112°04′55″W / 37.621°N 112.0819°W / 37.621; -112.0819 (Tropic)
TRIDELL Tridell Uintah 40°27′15″N109°50′43″W / 40.454203°N 109.845327°W / 40.454203; -109.845327 (Tridell)
U Uintah Weber 41°08′34″N111°53′58″W / 41.1429°N 111.8995°W / 41.1429; -111.8995 (Uintah)
U Vernal Uintah Uintah High School 40°26′19″N109°36′21″W / 40.4386°N 109.6057°W / 40.4386; -109.6057 (Uintah High School)
U Salt Lake City Salt Lake 1907 University of Utah 40°46′46″N111°50′24″W / 40.7794°N 111.8399°W / 40.7794; -111.8399 (University of Utah)
V Orderville Kane Valley High School 37°16′53″N112°38′14″W / 37.2813°N 112.6371°W / 37.2813; -112.6371 (Valley High School)
V Venice Sevier 38°48′10″N111°58′21″W / 38.8029°N 111.9724°W / 38.8029; -111.9724 (Venice)
V Centerville Davis Viewmont High School 40°54′34″N111°51′21″W / 40.9094°N 111.8557°W / 40.9094; -111.8557 (Viewmont High School)
W Bicknell Wayne Wayne High School 38°20′53″N111°32′01″W / 38.347981°N 111.533718°W / 38.347981; -111.533718 (Wayne W)
W Ogden Weber 2024 Weber State University 41°11′42″N111°55′51″W / 41.19494°N 111.9308°W / 41.19494; -111.9308 (Ogden)
W Wendover Tooele 40°44′43″N114°01′47″W / 40.7454°N 114.0297°W / 40.7454; -114.0297 (Wendover)
WD Partoun Juab West Desert High School

39°38′45″N113°54′26″W / 39.6459°N 113.9071°W / 39.6459; -113.9071 (West Desert High School)

W Montezuma Creek San Juan Whitehorse High School 37°16′17″N109°18′21″W / 37.2713°N 109.3059°W / 37.2713; -109.3059 (Whitehorse High School)

†Originally painted as "1914 D", as a class "gift." The original plan was to paint over each year, but the next year the decision was made to paint and maintain "DIXIE"

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