Tex's Top Ten List

1. Mountain bike Porcupine Rim
2. Jeep ALL of Steelbender
3. ATV Poison Spider
4. Rockclimbing
5. 18 holes at Moab Golf Club
6. Fly over Canyonlands N.P.
7. Mountain bike Sovereign
8. Top of the World Trail
9. Hike to Delicate Arch
10. Experience White Rim Trail *Granted, any activity can be dangerous. If you get hurt, don't blame me. You must determine the risk and make your own choice. Be smart so you can go home alive.

Quick History

Moab is the county seat of Grand County and a regional center of southeastern Utah. It is located on the west side of the 12,500-foot-high La Sal Mountains in a valley fifteen miles long and three miles wide. The biblical name Moab was adopted in 1880. The first permanent settlers arrived in 1878-79; but before that date Native Americans had long occupied the valley.  Forty-one men were called by Mormon leaders in April 1855 to establish the Mission at present-day Moab.  They remained until late September of 1855, at which time they returned to Sanpete Valley after Indian attacks destroyed their crops and left three men dead.  More than two decades later, in 1878, permanent settlers returned to Moab to establish farms and ranches.  A ferry across the Colorado River was in operation by 1885. The first bridge across the Colorado, a three-span steel bridge, was completed in 1912. Moab was incorporated as a town in January 1903 and became a third-class city in December 1936.  Although some mining was done in the area, Moab's economy was based on farming, ranching, and fruit growing until the uranium boom of the early 1950s. The uranium boom brought new motels, cafes, stores, schools, and businesses to Moab.  Arguably Moab's largest industry, at least for the last quarter century, is the tourist industry.  A significant boost to tourism came with the designation of Arches National Monument in 1929. After World War II the river-running craze began slowly in the 1950s, gained momentum in the 1960s, and became a staple of the region's tourist industry by the early 1970s. The establishment in 1964 of Canyonlands National Park, was another milepost along the way to Moab's becoming an important tourist and recreation destination. During the 1980s Moab, with its hundreds of miles of slickrock trails, gained worldwide fame as a mountain-biking and 4x4 center.  Moab is continually increasing in popularity and notoriety as a recreation destination.

Compliments of: Margaret S. Bearnson

2010 Events

March 12-15 • Skinny Tire Festival

March 20 • 1/2 Marathon

Mar 27 - Apr 4 • Jeep Safari

April 23-25 • April Action Car Show

May 28-31 • Memorial Day Weekend

July 2-4 • Independence Day Wkend

September 3-6 • Labor Day Weekend

October 9-10 • 24 Hours of Moab

October 17 • The Other 1/2 Marathon

October ?? • UEA Weekend

Origin of Moab's Name

The name Moab is a Biblical name for a land just short of the Promised Land. The Moabites were historically regarded as the perpetual enemy of the Israelites, "God's Chosen People." Physically, the region was a green, verdant valley in the middle of a serious desert; an emerald in the sand, so to speak. Because of those similarities, our little town was dubbed Moab by Mormon settlers in the 1800's.

Vital Statistics

Elevation: 4,015 feet

Population: ~ 5,100 folks

Average Precipitation per Year: 9 inches

Record High Temp: 114. Record Low Temp: -24

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