La Sal, Utah
(Settled in 1889)
Takes its name from the La Sal Mountains, named by F. V. Hayden, a government surveyor.
Community Facts
- County: San Juan
- Coordinates: 38.3122, -109.2482
- Elevation: 6,978 ft.
- Population: 348 (160 households)
- Area Code: 435
- Prefixes: 344, 686
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 7a
- Annual Precipitation: 12.9 in.
1991-2020 precipitation normals
Sources
- Location and elevation: USGS
- Founding and name: Adapted from Origins of Utah Place Names
- Population and households: 2020 Census
- Hardiness zone: USDA
- Annual precipitation: PRISM
- Area codes and phone prefixes: NANPA
Nearby Communities
- Spanish Valley
- Summit Point
- Castle Valley
- Moab(county seat)
- Monticello(county seat)
- Ucolo
- Eastland
- Blanding
- Thompson Springs
- Westwater
- White Mesa
- Fry Canyon
by Beehive Guide. Updated Oct. 19, 2026.