Editing Summit County, Utah (section)

==History==
The county was created by the [[Utah Territory]] legislature on January 13, 1854, with its description containing a portion of the future state of [[Wyoming]]. It was not organized then but was attached to Great Salt Lake County for administrative and judicial purposes. The county government was completed by March 4, 1861, so its attachment to the other county was terminated. The county boundaries were altered in 1856 and in 1862. In 1868 the [[Wyoming Territory]] was created by the US government, effectively de-annexing all Summit County areas falling within the new territory. The boundaries were further altered in 1872 and 1880. Its final alteration occurred on January 7, 1918, when [[Daggett County, Utah|Daggett]]'s creation took a portion of its eastern territory. Its boundary has remained unchanged since that creation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Utah: Individual County Chronologies|website=Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library]]|date=2008|access-date=June 26, 2015|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153326/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is so named because it includes 39 of the highest mountain peaks in Utah.

The county's mean elevation is {{convert|8388|ft|m}} above sea level, which is the second-highest (after [[Taos County, New Mexico]]) of any county outside [[Colorado]].<ref>[http://cohp.org/records/mean_elevation/mean_elevations.html Mean County Elevation Lists]</ref> Owing to its proximity to Salt Lake City, Park City has acquired a reputation as an upscale getaway, bringing new development to the area.

Summit County is part of the [[Heber, Utah micropolitan area|Heber]], UT [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Salt Lake City]]-[[Provo, Utah|Provo]]-[[Orem, Utah|Orem]], UT [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].