BOUNTIFUL

city, Davis county, northern Utah, U.S., between the Wasatch Mountains and Great Salt Lake, just north of Salt Lake City. Originally called Sessions' Settlement (for Perrigrine Sessions, a Mormon pioneer who arrived in 1847), it was renamed Bountiful in 1855 because of abundant harvests. As a precaution against hostile Indians, an adobe wall 3 mi (5 km) long, 8 ft (2 m) high, and 4 ft thick was built around the settlement. The city is mainly residential, with some nursery and mixed farming activities. Bountiful Peak (9,482 ft) is 5 mi northeast. Inc. town, 1855; city, 1890. Pop. (1990) 36,659.