Location
Park City/Summit County is located in the Wasatch Mountains area of the Rocky
Mountain Range. Park City is located 36 miles east of Salt Lake City International
Airport and only 30 miles east of Salt Lake City via a six lane inerstate
highway (I-80).
Summit County is located directly east of Salt
Lake City in a geographic area known as the "Wasatch Back" -
referring to the backside of the Wasatch Mountains. Occupying
a landmass of 1,871 square miles, it is home for more than
an estimated 34,000 people Park City is the center
of the county's population, containing within its boundaries
25 percent of the total. Other major cities (Coalville, Kamas,
Oakley and Henefer) house an additional 24 percent. The Snyderville
Basin (an area adjacent to Park City) is home for approximately
34 percent of county residents. |