Antelope Island State Park
Map of Antelope Island State Park
Antelope Island State Park is the state park of Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake in the US state of Utah.
The island is about 24 km long and the widest point is 7.25 km wide. The park was established when in 1969 the state of Utah purchased 8.1 km² of land in the northern part of the island for recreational purposes. In 1981, the state purchased the remainder of the island and, together with it, a herd of 250 bisonians. At present the area of the park is 113.4 km². The coast of the island is located at an altitude of 1280 m, and its highest point, Frary Peak, lies at an altitude of 2010 m.
There are around 500 individuals living on the island. Among other animals on the island are the Canadian sheep, mulaka, coyote, and the antelope for the fork, from which the name of the island comes from, as well as numerous bird species.
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