Wikipedia:WikiProject Utah
This project was formed to better organize information in articles related to the U.S. state of Utah . This page and its subpages contain various suggestions to help focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please introduce yourself on the talk page and add your signature to the "Participants" section below. You are also welcome to add our user template to your user page.
Scope
[edit ]This project shall coordinate the creation and editing of articles related to the US State Utah, its cities, sites, history, etc. It aims primarily to expand Wikipedia's resources on Utah and present Utah in a fair and accurate manner.
Goals
[edit ]- To improve the quality and quantity of Utah related articles as exemplified by the featured articles, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Geology of the Capitol Reef area, Geology of the Bryce Canyon area and Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area; the Good Articles, Salt Lake City, Utah and Great Salt Lake; and the former featured article Liberal Party (Utah).
- Present a well-rounded view of Utah as a whole.
- To make Wikipedia one of the premier online resources on Utah.
Portal
[edit ]- flag Utah portal
Open tasks
[edit ]- Article requests : To Create:
- Canyons
- Yellow Fork Canyon
- Geography
- Geography of Utah (currently a redirect)
- History
- History of Utah (to 1847) (currently a redirect)
- History of Utah (1847 to 1896)
- History of Utah (1897 to 1947)
- History of Utah (from 1948)
- Days of '47 (currently a redirect)
- History of mining in Utah (currently a redirect)
- Towns
- Young Ward, Utah
- Misc
- Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery
- Ouray National Fish Hatchery
- Assess : Place the
{{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|UT=Yes|UT-importance=}}banner into Utah related articles and assess - Cleanup : Utah articles needing attention
- Expand :
- Buildings
- Abravanel Hall (needs sources)
- Eccles Theater
- Salt Lake Temple (needs sources)
- Canyons
- Butterfield Canyon (Utah)
- Cities
- St. George (needs sources)
- History
- History of Utah (to 1847) (currently a redirect)
- History of Utah (1847 to 1896)
- History of Utah (1897 to 1947)
- History of Utah (from 1948)
- Days of '47 (currently a redirect)
- History of mining in Utah (currently a redirect)
- Lakes
- Bear Lake (to-do list)
- Lake Powell
- Oowah Lake
- Uintah Lake
- Legislature
- 57th Utah State Legislature (see Talk Page)
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (peacock terms)
- Thousand Lake Mountain
- Rivers
- Muddy Creek (central Utah)
- Ogden River
- Provo River
- Sulphur Creek
- Mountains
- Regions
- Dixie
- Towns
- Wolf Creek, Utah
- Misc
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Delicate Arch
- List of television stations in Utah
- Salt Lake City Tornado
- Temple Square (needs sources)
- Also
- Featured article candidates : Wikipedia:WikiProject Utah/tasks/Under review/FAC
- Featured list candidates : Wikipedia:WikiProject Utah/tasks/Under review/FLC
- Featured sound candidates : Wikipedia:WikiProject Utah/tasks/Under review/FSC
- Good article nominations : Wikipedia:WikiProject Utah/tasks/Under review/GAN
- Geographical coordinates : Utah articles missing geocoordinate data
- Infobox : Utah articles needing infoboxes
- Map : Requested maps in Utah
- Photo :
- Stubs : Stub-Class Utah articles, Category:Utah stubs, Category:Utah people stubs, Category:Utah geography stubs
- Archaeological sites
- Alkali Ridge
- Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel
- Danger Cave
- Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument
- Rochester Rock Art Panel
- Buildings
- Bountiful Tabernacle
- Bryce Canyon Lodge
- Fruita Schoolhouse
- Goulding's Trading Post
- Holy Trinity Cathedral
- Ogden High School
- Quarry Visitor Center
- Richfield Carnegie Library
- Reed O. Smoot House
- Springville Museum of Art
- United States Forest Service Building (Ogden, Utah)
- Utah Governor's Mansion
- Wasatch Stake Tabernacle
- Brigham Young Complex
- Canyons
- Big Cottonwood Canyon
- Desolation Canyon
- Emigration Canyon
- Parley's Canyon
- Mountains
- Boulder Mountain
- Lakes
- Panguitch Lake
- Scofield Reservoir
- Sevier Lake
- Strawberry Reservoir (see talk page)
- Rivers
- Weber River
- Also
- Hogle Zoo
- Northern Utah
- Unreferenced : Unreferenced Utah articles
- Other :
- Collaboration
- Bear River Massacre
- Improve to featured standard
- Liberal Party (Utah) (needs footnotes)
- Salt Lake City
- Great Salt Lake (to-do list)
- Improve to good article standard
- Arches National Park
- Bear River Massacre
- Capitol Reef National Park
- University of Utah
- Utah (needs sources)
- Utah Lake
Article alerts
[edit ]Articles for deletion
- 29 Jul 2026 – Quarry Visitor Center (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
Good article nominees
- 02 Aug 2026 – Manti Utah Temple (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Happyrain2121 (t · c); start discussion
Requested moves
- 30 Jul 2026 – Trolley Square shooting (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2007 Trolley Square shooting by Raskuly (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 27 Jul 2026 – Quarry Visitor Center (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Dinosaur National Monument by FunkMonk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 08 Jun 2026 – Assassination of Charlie Kirk (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Citelink (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Dec 2025 – Shawn Merriman (fraudster) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Timtrent (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 20 Jul 2026 – Draft:Patrick Healy (businessman) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Meadowlark12345 (t · c)
- 19 Jun 2026 – Draft:Jeanne Jackson (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mroberts524 (t · c)
- 26 May 2026 – Draft:Goal Zero (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Chris-GoalZero (t · c)
- 27 Apr 2026 – Draft:Honorary Consulate of Portugal in Utah (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ~2026-21003-51 (t · c)
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Statistics
[edit ]See /Assessment.
| Utah articles by quality and importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
| FA | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||
| FL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| FM | 16 | 16 | |||||
| A | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| GA | 6 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 63 | ||
| B | 6 | 24 | 38 | 86 | 51 | 205 | |
| C | 3 | 38 | 140 | 366 | 2 | 238 | 787 |
| Start | 4 | 41 | 365 | 1,536 | 4 | 922 | 2,872 |
| Stub | 3 | 127 | 2,154 | 6 | 1,132 | 3,422 | |
| List | 13 | 87 | 73 | 1 | 27 | 201 | |
| Category | 3,674 | 3,674 | |||||
| Disambig | 8 | 8 | |||||
| File | 163 | 163 | |||||
| Portal | 122 | 122 | |||||
| Project | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Redirect | 2 | 14 | 61 | 839 | 916 | ||
| Template | 281 | 281 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 42 | 43 | ||||
| Assessed | 15 | 133 | 795 | 4,319 | 5,187 | 2,378 | 12,827 |
| Unassessed | 2 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 133 | 795 | 4,321 | 5,187 | 2,399 | 12,850 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 38,784 | Ω = 5.26 | |||||
Related WikiProjects
[edit ]Members
[edit ]Active members
[edit ]To join WikiProject Utah, edit this section and insert the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest into the following list of members in alphabetical order. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
- Admrboltz (talk · contribs) SLC
- BigBen212 (talk · contribs)
- Bob Palin (talk · contribs)
- Bob rulz (talk · contribs)
- Bryce Carmony (talk · contribs)
- aguynamedcarl (talk · contribs) - Mostly following Millard County related articles, reviewing changes. Occasional edits, but work and life keep my busy.
- Cool Hand Luke (talk · contribs)
- COGDEN (talk · contribs)
- Davejenk1ns (talk · contribs)
- Dbmcdonough (talk · contribs) - technology, Utah, business, social media and government.
- doncram (talk · contribs) - historic sites, including any NRHP-listed, see List of RHPs in Utah
- GreenGlass1972 (talk · contribs) Ogden. Working on missing State Park articles, and other things as they hook me.
- HalfwayAffable (talk · contribs): Northern Utah, mostly.
- HandInPocket (talk · contribs)
- Hurricane Wind and Fire (talk · contribs) - Mostly wildfire related articles
- Hypernick1980 (talk · contribs):Ogden, Utah
- Authalic (talk · contribs)
- Ntsimp (talk · contribs)—Nine Mile Canyon, Category:Ghost towns in Utah and other communities, and photos, especially on the sublists of National Register of Historic Places listings in Utah. I also seem to do most of the assessment around here.
- Nihonjoe (talk · contribs)
- Noidywg (talk · contribs)
- Qfl247 (talk · contribs) transplant, worked in the West Desert on the Snake Valley/water issue for the Utah Geological Survey, lots of stories and pics
- Robert Horning (talk · contribs): Logan, Utah
- Steven.Harris (talk · contribs): Librarian@USU, interested in improving the entries for Utah authors.
- Thelema12 (talk · contribs)
- TheLiteraryLoon (talk · contribs) 12:18:28, 6 June 2025 (UTC) Utah county, Utah poetry & literature, notable university alumnireply
- Tavatar (talk · contribs)
- Texttramp (talk · contribs) 16:33:00, 24 January 2021 (UTC) Focused on small towns, out-of-the-way places, bywaysreply
- The Utahraptor (talk · contribs)
- Todrobbins (talk · contribs) - MLIS/digital asset manager based in Salt Lake City - lots of interests and willing to help anywhere
- TurfToe11 (talk) 06:51, 1 July 2013 (UTC): Ogden, Utah reply
- Tripleahg (talk · contribs)
- Val42 (talk · contribs): Ogden, Utah
- Visorstuff (talk · contribs)
- WPPilot (talk · contribs) Fraud & Ponzi Schemes in UTAH
- Zaui (talk · contribs) - from Sandy, Utah (Adding photos to articles when I can - see my gallery - willing to work on the portal also)
- Theonlypat (talk · contribs)
- RES2773 (talk · contribs) - Mostly Utah Transit Authority and other transit/transportation related topics, but occasionally edit elsewhere.
- OddishAzul (talk · contribs) - I mostly edit entries for cities, towns, and CDPs but also edit other kinds of articles occasionally.
- Lomrjyo (talk · contribs) 15:38:56, 1 February 2021 (UTC) Cache Valley and Northern UTreply
- LikeGrantTookRichmond (talk · contribs) from Ivins, Utah, mostly southern Utah, and USU related.
- Red Rocks and Sage Bush (talk · contribs) from Sandy, Utah, anything Utah, but religion and nature especially.
- Tlonedyr (talk · contribs)
- Maylingoed (talk · contribs) 20:43:28, 22 December 2023 (UTC) Summit County-related articles.reply
- Sparks19923 (talk · contribs) - Sanpete County municipalities, historic sites
Former members
[edit ]Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
- 17adavis7 (talk · contribs)
- А (talk · contribs) Ogden, Utah - No edits since April 2008
- Adrian Comollo (talk · contribs) I'm working on an article about Utah National Groups under Utah Culture category. See details in my page. - No edits since October 2009
- Argyleist (talk · contribs) - No edits since October 2008
- Azander (talk · contribs) - No edits since August 2009
- Blahblah5555 (talk · contribs) - No edits since July 2009
- Bonzostar (talk · contribs) - No edits since June 2010
- CKStark (talk · contribs)
- Cortina2 (talk · contribs) - No edits since February 2011
- D&RGW 223 (talk · contribs)
- Edwardlalone (talk · contribs) - I'm working on a State Legislature Project so please feel free to help out. - No edits since June 2010
- floodbud (talk · contribs) - No edits since September 2007
- Gregmaxfield (talk · contribs) - No edits since March 2010
- hitoman72 (talk · contribs) Any photos or information on the Utah county area would be greatly appreciated - No edits since May 2008
- Hooky6 (talk · contribs) - No edits since October 2010
- Idono (talk · contribs) - No edits since March 2011
- Jaromhuff21 (talk · contribs) Utah Valley native -- Did I just say that out loud? - No edits since 2009
- Jaxad0127 (talk · contribs)
- Jbjazzfan (talk · contribs) - No edits sine January 2011
- John Hamer (talk · contribs) - No edits since March 2011
- Jon Holly (talk · contribs)~~West Valley City, Utah - No edits since March 2010
- JonMoore (talk · contribs) - No edits since March 2007
- Koberg427 (talk · contribs)
- Lee.Devine (talk · contribs) I am interested in Dixie Applied Technology College - No edits since October 2010
- Lethargy (talk · contribs) - No edits since October 2008
- Masterhomer (talk · contribs)
- Maveric149 (talk · contribs) (I'm working on getting every national park in Utah featured; Zion and Bryce already there) - No edits sine July 2007
- Mbatman72 (talk · contribs) - No edits since February 2008
- MissingHailstone (talk · contribs)
- Narnia2514 (talk · contribs) - No edits since July 2010
- Rmwarnick (talk · contribs) (I am adding geo-stubs for every Utah wilderness area) - No edits since May 2009
- Rocketmaniac (talk · contribs)
- RSkyhawk (talk · contribs): Want to create/improve history articles. Any help appreciated; see my User Page. - No edits since November 2008
- Sodaplayer (talk · contribs) - No edits since April 2009
- Sterling.morris (talk · contribs)
- Sthatting (talk · contribs): Syracuse, Layton, Hildale, & Midvale, Utah - No edits since January 2008
- Supertechguy (talk · contribs): Working on the Washington County School District (Utah) Page - No edits since February 2011
- Twinkler4 (talk · contribs) - No edits since May 2008
- UtahStizzle (talk · contribs)
- UteFan16 (talk · contribs)
- wadazi11 (talk · contribs) (I was in the middle of working on some mountain pages when I came across this. I'll make sure it ties in.) - No edits since October 2008
- WBardwin (talk · contribs) - No edits since October 2010
- Worlingham (talk · contribs) - I'm working on Catholicism in Utah. - No edits since December 2010
- Yintercept (talk · contribs) I am interested in adding photos to articles about the Mountain West. - No edits since April 2007
- yovinedelcielo (talk · contribs) Hey, former Utahn here that is still very interested in promoting Utah-especially since hardly anyone I know had ever heard of it before they met me! - No edits sine March 2011
Member identification
[edit ]Members of WikiProject Utah should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Utah participants .
| Wikitext | userbox | where used |
|---|---|---|
| [[Category:WikiProject Utah participants]] | none | linked pages |
{{Template:User WikiProject Utah}}
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linked pages | |
{{Template:User WP Utah}}
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linked pages | |
{{Template:User WP Utah
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linked pages |
For other Utah user templates see Category:Utah user templates .
Templates
[edit ]Applying {{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|UT=yes|UT-importance=}} to a talk page gives:
and adds the page to Category:WikiProject Utah.
Applying {{Utah-stub }} to an article page gives:
This Utah-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.
and adds the page to Category:Utah stubs.
Applying {{Utah-geo-stub }} to an article page gives:
This article about a location in Utah is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.
and adds the page to Category:Utah geography stubs.
Applying {{Utah-bio-stub }} to an article page gives:
This Utah biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.
and adds the page to Category:Utah people stubs.
Applying {{Photo requested|in=Utah}} to a talk page adds the page to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Utah.
Navboxes
[edit ]Tools
[edit ]- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.