What is the geography of Eagle Mountain, Utah?
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 108.0 square kilometres (41.7 square miles). Eagle Mountain sits at the western base of the Lake Mountains in the flat Cedar Valley northeast of the city of Cedar Fort. An area known as ”The Ranches” is also being developed just north of the Lake Mountains on Utah State Route 73 (west of Lehi, UtahLehi), within the city limits of Eagle Mountain. Highway 73 and Eagle Mountain Boulevard provide access to the city from Utah Valley and Salt Lake Valley, although the city center sits at least 15 miles from the two valleys’ main transportation corridor along Interstate 15. The Utah Department of Transportation is in the process of planning a western freeway for the Salt Lake valley which would connect to Highway 73 only a few miles from The Ranches Parkway and Eagle Mountain Boulevard and provide more direct access to Provo, UtahProvo and Salt Lake City.
