List of hillside letters in Utah

The Block U in Salt Lake City, trademark of the University of Utah

Hikers on Brigham Young University's Block Y in Provo

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 78 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages.

Monogram	Town	County	Description	Location
A	Alton	Kane		37°26′21″N 112°28′58″W / 37.4393°N 112.4827°W / 37.4393; -112.4827 (Alton) (uncertain location)
BR	Tremonton	Box Elder	Bear River High School	41°45′33″N 112°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″N 112°34′57″W / 38.2657°N 112.5825°W / 38.2657; -112.5825 (Beaver)
BL	Ogden	Weber	Ben Lomond High School	41°15′02″N 111°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″N 112°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″N 111°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″N 111°59′26″W / 41.52°N 111.9906°W / 41.52; -111.9906 (Brigham City)
Y	Provo	Utah	Brigham Young University	40°14′54″N 111°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″N 111°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″N 112°03′46″W / 37.6245°N 112.0629°W / 37.6245; -112.0629 (Bryce Valley High School)
C	Price	Carbon	Carbon High School	39°36′31″N 110°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″N 113°02′06″W / 37.6426°N 113.0351°W / 37.6426; -113.0351 (Cedar City)
C	East Carbon	Carbon	For the former town of Columbia	39°30′51″N 110°23′07″W / 39.5142°N 110.3854°W / 39.5142; -110.3854 (Columbia)
C	Magna	Salt Lake	Cyprus High School	40°42′29″N 112°07′56″W / 40.708°N 112.1322°W / 40.708; -112.1322 (Cyprus High School)
DIXIE	St. George	Washington	Dixie High School	37°06′57″N 113°34′45″W / 37.1159°N 113.5792°W / 37.1159; -113.5792 (Dixie High School)
D	St. George	Washington	Dixie State University	37°06′29″N 113°35′52″W / 37.1081°N 113.5977°W / 37.1081; -113.5977 (Dixie State University)
D	Duchesne	Duchesne		40°09′57″N 110°24′34″W / 40.1658°N 110.4094°W / 40.1658; -110.4094 (Duchesne)
EC	East Carbon	Carbon	East Carbon High School	39°33′33″N 110°23′39″W / 39.559221°N 110.394149°W / 39.559221; -110.394149 (East Carbon High School)
E	Elsinore	Sevier		38°41′06″N 112°09′39″W / 38.6849°N 112.1607°W / 38.6849; -112.1607 (Elsinore)
E	Enterprise	Washington		37°33′09″N 113°44′54″W / 37.5525°N 113.7484°W / 37.5525; -113.7484 (Enterprise)
E	Escalante	Garfield		37°47′18″N 111°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″N 112°38′52″W / 38.1123°N 112.6479°W / 38.1123; -112.6479 (BEAVER COUNTY)
FG	Fountain Green	Sanpete		39°38′09″N 111°37′57″W / 39.6357°N 111.6326°W / 39.6357; -111.6326 (Fountain Green)
G	Glenwood	Sevier		38°46′26″N 111°58′57″W / 38.7738°N 111.9824°W / 38.7738; -111.9824 (Glenwood)
G	Moab	Grand	Grand County High School	38°35′23″N 109°33′03″W / 38.5898°N 109.5509°W / 38.5898; -109.5509 (GCHS Block G)
G	Green River	Emery		38°59′07″N 110°10′06″W / 38.9853°N 110.1682°W / 38.9853; -110.1682 (Green River)
G	Gunnison	Sanpete		39°09′21″N 111°50′09″W / 39.1557°N 111.8357°W / 39.1557; -111.8357 (Gunnison)
G	Pleasant Grove	Utah	Short for "Grovarian", or "Grove" - the original mascot and old school nickname, respectively. ^[4]	40°22′25″N 111°42′05″W / 40.3735°N 111.7013°W / 40.3735; -111.7013 (Pleasant Grove)
GREEN VALLEY	St. George	Washington	neighborhood	37°05′46″N 113°37′22″W / 37.096°N 113.6228°W / 37.096; -113.6228 (neighborhood)
H	Henefer	Summit		41°00′34″N 111°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″N 111°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 (Moab)	38°23′28″N 109°27′16″W / 38.3911°N 109.4544°W / 38.3911; -109.4544 (Hole N' the Rock)
H	Hurricane	Washington		37°10′27″N 113°16′53″W / 37.1742°N 113.2815°W / 37.1742; -113.2815 (Hurricane)
I	Brigham City	Box Elder	Intermountain Indian School (closed)	41°28′58″N 111°59′57″W / 41.4829°N 111.9993°W / 41.4829; -111.9993
J	Nephi	Juab	Juab High School	39°44′29″N 111°49′06″W / 39.7415°N 111.8182°W / 39.7415; -111.8182 (Juab High School)
K	Kanab	Kane		37°02′54″N 112°31′03″W / 37.0482°N 112.5175°W / 37.0482; -112.5175 (Kanab)
K	Kingston	Piute		38°12′19″N 112°10′55″W / 38.2054°N 112.1819°W / 38.2054; -112.1819 (Kingston)
L	Lapoint	Uintah		40°24′37″N 109°47′18″W / 40.410375°N 109.788275°W / 40.410375; -109.788275 (Lapoint)
L	La Verkin	Washington		37°12′03″N 113°15′48″W / 37.2008°N 113.2632°W / 37.2008; -113.2632 (La Verkin)
L	Leeds	Washington		37°14′33″N 113°21′40″W / 37.2424°N 113.361°W / 37.2424; -113.361 (Leeds)
M	Mammoth	Juab		39°55′54″N 112°06′19″W / 39.9317°N 112.1052°W / 39.9317; -112.1052 (Mammoth)
M	Manila	Daggett		40°59′37″N 109°43′46″W / 40.9937°N 109.7294°W / 40.9937; -109.7294 (Manila)
M	Manti	Sanpete		39°15′45″N 111°36′36″W / 39.2624°N 111.6101°W / 39.2624; -111.6101 (Manti)
M	Marysvale	Piute		38°27′24″N 112°12′51″W / 38.4566°N 112.2143°W / 38.4566; -112.2143 (Marysvale)
M (no longer exists)	Milford	Beaver		38°23′55″N 113°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″N 112°16′19″W / 38.9848°N 112.272°W / 38.9848; -112.272 (Millard High School)
M	Morgan	Morgan		41°01′42″N 111°39′32″W / 41.0283°N 111.659°W / 41.0283; -111.659 (Morgan)
M	Moroni	Sanpete		39°32′36″N 111°34′42″W / 39.5434°N 111.5782°W / 39.5434; -111.5782 (Moroni)
MC	Hyrum	Cache	Mountain Crest High School	41°37′04″N 111°48′04″W / 41.6178°N 111.801°W / 41.6178; -111.801 (Mountain Crest High School)
NC	Richmond	Cache	North Cache Junior High School	41°55′27″N 111°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″N 111°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″N 111°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″N 111°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″N 111°29′13″W / 40.6738°N 111.487°W / 40.6738; -111.487 (Park City)
P	Parowan	Iron		37°49′52″N 112°49′16″W / 37.8312°N 112.821°W / 37.8312; -112.821 (Parowan)
P	Payson	Utah	Payson High School	40°01′30″N 111°42′59″W / 40.0249°N 111.7163°W / 40.0249; -111.7163 (Payson High School)
P	Peterson	Morgan		41°06′04″N 111°46′04″W / 41.1012°N 111.7678°W / 41.1012; -111.7678 (Peterson)
P	Junction	Piute	Piute High School	38°14′34″N 112°14′42″W / 38.2427°N 112.245°W / 38.2427; -112.245 (Piute High School)
G	Pleasant Grove	Utah		40°22′24″N 111°42′04″W / 40.3734°N 111.7011°W / 40.3734; -111.7011 (Pleasant Grove)
R	Richfield	Sevier		38°45′41″N 112°06′43″W / 38.7614°N 112.1119°W / 38.7614; -112.1119 (Richfield)
R	Roosevelt	Duchesne		40°18′42″N 109°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″N 109°29′01″W / 37.6414°N 109.4835°W / 37.6414; -109.4835 (San Juan High School)
S	Shivwits	Washington		37°11′01″N 113°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″N 111°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″N 111°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″N 111°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″N 112°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″N 111°16′08″W / 40.6475°N 111.2689°W / 40.6475; -111.2689 (South Summit High School)
S	Sterling	Sanpete		39°11′40″N 111°41′57″W / 39.1945°N 111.6993°W / 39.1945; -111.6993 (Sterling)
T	Eureka	Juab	Tintic High School	39°57′03″N 112°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″N 112°14′54″W / 40.5249°N 112.2482°W / 40.5249; -112.2482 (Tooele)
T	Tropic	Garfield		37°37′16″N 112°04′55″W / 37.621°N 112.0819°W / 37.621; -112.0819 (Tropic)
TRIDELL	Tridell	Uintah		40°27′15″N 109°50′43″W / 40.454203°N 109.845327°W / 40.454203; -109.845327 (Tridell)
U	Uintah	Weber		41°08′34″N 111°53′58″W / 41.1429°N 111.8995°W / 41.1429; -111.8995 (Uintah)
U	Vernal	Uintah	Uintah High School	40°26′19″N 109°36′21″W / 40.4386°N 109.6057°W / 40.4386; -109.6057 (Uintah High School)
U	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake	University of Utah	40°46′46″N 111°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″N 112°38′14″W / 37.2813°N 112.6371°W / 37.2813; -112.6371 (Valley High School)
V	Venice	Sevier		38°48′10″N 111°58′21″W / 38.8029°N 111.9724°W / 38.8029; -111.9724 (Venice)
V	Centerville	Davis	Viewmont High School	40°54′34″N 111°51′21″W / 40.9094°N 111.8557°W / 40.9094; -111.8557 (Viewmont High School)
W	Wendover	Tooele		40°44′43″N 114°01′47″W / 40.7454°N 114.0297°W / 40.7454; -114.0297 (Wendover)
W	Montezuma Creek	San Juan	Whitehorse High School	37°16′17″N 109°18′21″W / 37.2713°N 109.3059°W / 37.2713; -109.3059 (Whitehorse High School)

References

↑ Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company.
↑ Rocha, Guy (June 2004). "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes". Sierra Sage.
↑ Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. Sante Fe, N.M. 30 (1): 15–23. Retrieved 9 Aug 2011.
↑ Franscell, Ashley (20 May 2014). "G: The Pleasant Grove G". Daily Herald. Provo, UT. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

External links

Mountain Monograms, a website explaining the origins and with an incomplete list and pictures
Hillside Letters, a companion website to a book on the subject
Letters on Hills, a category on waymarking.com for geocachers

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[corning-1] Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company.

[rocha-2] Rocha, Guy (June 2004). "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes". Sierra Sage.

[parsons-3] Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. Sante Fe, N.M. 30 (1): 15–23. Retrieved 9 Aug 2011.

[4] Franscell, Ashley (20 May 2014). "G: The Pleasant Grove G". Daily Herald. Provo, UT. Retrieved 11 May 2018.