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Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

Where: I-80, Wendover, UT (Tooele County)

Updated October 22, 2026

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, sometimes called the Tree of Life, is an 87-foot-tall (27 m) sculpture that was created by the Swedish artist Karl Momen in the 1980s and dedicated in 1986. It is located in the desolate Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah on the west bound side of Interstate 80, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Wendover and midway between the former railroad communities of Arinosa and Barro.

About Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah is a public art or mural in Wendover (Tooele County), Utah. It's the only public art or mural on Go Do within 30 miles.

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I-80, Wendover, Utah.

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