Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Utah
- County
- Summit
- Named after
- Camassia quamash
- Total
- 3.90 sq mi (10.10 km )
- Land
- 3.90 sq mi (10.10 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,690 ft (2,040 m)
- Density
- 568.0/sq mi (219.29/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 49-39810
- Website
- kamascityut .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Kamas (/ˈkæməs/ KAM-əs) is a city in southwestern Summit County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,092 at the 2020 census. It is 42 miles (68 km) east of downtown Salt Lake City. Its main industries are cattle ranching and lumber. The town is known as "The Gateway to the Uinta Mountains".
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kamas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.