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St. George, Utah
St. George
is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of
Utah
and is the
county seat
of
Washington County, Utah
. It is the principal city of the St. George
Metropolitan Statistical Area
. The city lies in the northeastern-most part of the
Mojave Desert
adjacent to
Pine Valley Mountains
, it's also at the convergence of three distinct geological areas; the Mojave Desert,
Colorado Plateau
, and
Great Basin
. It is 118 miles northeast of
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
and south-southwest of
Salt Lake City
along
Interstate 15
. The city is named after
George A. Smith
, a
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Apostle
.
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