Editing Enterprise, Utah (section)

== Geography ==
Enterprise is located on the south rim of the [[Great Basin]], at an elevation of {{convert|5329|ft|m}}.

Enterprise is about 40 miles northwest of [[St. George, Utah|St. George]] and 45 miles southwest of [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.9&nbsp;square miles (7.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

Enterprise is the nearest community to [[Mountain Meadow, Utah|Mountain Meadows]].

The [[hillside letters|hillside letter]] '''E''' can be seen in the southwest. ({{coord|37.5525|N|113.7484|W|type:landmark_region:US|name=Enterprise E}}).

The 17 November 17, 1902 Pine Valley [[earthquake]], with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''), destroyed almost all chimneys in Pine Valley and Santa Clara. Some building damage occurred at St. George. This event was felt in Salt Lake City.<ref>{{citation|last1=Stover|first1=C. W.|last2=Coffman|first2=J. L.|title=Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (Revised)|series=U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bY0KAQAAIAAJ&q=seismicity+of+the+united+states|year=1993|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|pages=366, 367}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Enterprise has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=165224&cityname=Enterprise%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Enterprise, Utah]</ref>

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| single line = Y
| location    = Enterprise, Utah (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =42.0
| Feb high F  =46.7
| Mar high F  =56.6
| Apr high F  =63.5
| May high F  =72.6
| Jun high F  =83.3
| Jul high F  =89.7
| Aug high F  =87.3
| Sep high F  =80.9
| Oct high F  =67.3
| Nov high F  =53.7
| Dec high F  =42.0
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =30.4
| Feb mean F  =33.3
| Mar mean F  =41.4
| Apr mean F  =46.9
| May mean F  =55.8
| Jun mean F  =65.7
| Jul mean F  =72.9
| Aug mean F  =70.9
| Sep mean F  =62.7
| Oct mean F  =49.9
| Nov mean F  =38.4
| Dec mean F  =29.5
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =18.7
| Feb low F  =20.0
| Mar low F  =26.2
| Apr low F  =30.3
| May low F  =39.0
| Jun low F  =48.2
| Jul low F  =56.0
| Aug low F  =54.5
| Sep low F  =44.5
| Oct low F  =32.5
| Nov low F  =23.0
| Dec low F  =16.9
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =1.52
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.97
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.90
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.00
| May precipitation inch  =0.93
| Jun precipitation inch  =0.47
| Jul precipitation inch  =1.04
| Aug precipitation inch  =1.22
| Sep precipitation inch  =0.95
| Oct precipitation inch  =1.53
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.12
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.58
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =5.3
| Feb snow inch  =6.2
| Mar snow inch  =2.5
| Apr snow inch  =1.6
| May snow inch  =0.1
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.6
| Nov snow inch  =2.3
| Dec snow inch  =6.4
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