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Moab is a small town in Grand County, in eastern Utah. It covers only 3.6 sq mi (9.4 sq km) and has a population of 4,800 people (2011 estimate). Despite its small size, it is the biggest town in Grand County, and serves as county seat. The city is a popular tourist destination as it is the gateway to a number of spectacular national parks.
Guide to Moab Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Moab that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Biking near Moab, Utah
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Located 4,026 ft (1,227 m) above sea level, just south of the Colorado River, Moab got its name out of the Bible, from the site to the east of the Jordan River. In the past, there has been attempts to rename the town, as the Moabites in the Bible are incestuous and idolatrous. Somehow the name stuck.Moab experiences an arid climate with hot summer and cold winters. Annual precipitation in Moab is just 9.02 in (229 mm), spread quite evenly throughout the year. Annual precipitation tend to differ year over year. Hottest month is July, with maximum temperature of 98.2°F (36.8°C) while coldest month, January, sees minimums of 32°F (0°C).
Settlement in the area began in the early part of the 19th century. The site served as a crossing of the Colorado River on the Old Spanish Trail, the old trade route between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California. The settlement had a volatile start due to repeated attacks by indigenous tribes. For a number of decades, it was abandoned. The town was only incorporated on 20 December, 1902.
In the beginning, Moab survived on farming. Then uranium and vanadium were discovered in the 1910s and 1920s, followed by potash, manganese, oil and gas, shifting the town's focus to mining. Its rich deposite of uranium earned it the name of "Uranium Capital of the World". The population grew in the Cold War years, but declined once the uranium boom was over.
Tourism only began to rear its head as a viable alternative to mining in the 1970s. From then on, the area has been discovered by photographers, hikers, rock-climbers as well as packaged tourists. In recent decades, Moab has grown into a destination for mountain bikers. It has a number of biking trails, the most famous probably being Slickrock Trail.
Visiting Moab
Take Interstate 70 until Crescent Junction, turn off at Exit 182 and head south on US Highway 191 until you reach Moab.Places of Interest in Moab
- Arches National Park
National park famous for its natural arches. - Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracks
The Morrison Formation dinosaur fossils and petrified wood can be seen from a nature trail which involves a half-mile hike. - Museum of Moab
Museum documenting the history of Moab, with exhibits of rocks and early humans. - Slickrock Trail
Said to be the most famous Mountain Biking trails in the world.
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