The Granite Mountain Vault

But views of pointed kaleetan peak deep blue crystal lake the climber dotted tooth and mount rainier dominating the skyline to the south make it all worth it.

The granite mountain vault.

The vault safeguards more than 3 5 billion images on microfilm microfiche and digital media. The granite mountain records vault was built in 1965 to preserve and protect important family history and historical records. For security reasons there is no public access to the granite mountain records vault. The church claims that it houses the world s largest collection of genealogy records.

The astounding views from the summit of the granite mountain trail come at a price. The storage area has three access tunnels faced with heavy bank vault doors in very strong encasements. There is nearly 300 feet of solid granite above the vault s laboratory and office area and 700 feet above the six huge vault storage rooms. Granite mountain records vault the world s largest collection of genealogical records is housed in a secure vault located in the mountains near familysearch world headquarters in salt lake city utah.

The protection the granite mountain records vault affords cannot be equaled in an outdoor structure. Named the granite mountain records vault it s located 600 feet deep into the rock and designed to withstand a nuclear blast. 2 4 million rolls of microfilm containing approximately 3 5 billion images of family history records that s what is really inside the mormon church s granite mountain records vault. The main function of the vault is storage preservation and reproduction of genealogical records.

Photo courtesy the church of jesus christ of latter day saints the granite mountain records vault is the official storage unit for 2 4 million rolls of microfilm containing approximately 3 5. While there are administration offices also located near the vault it s not open to the public. The granite mountain records vault is a monument to the perseverance and dedication of thousands of people all over the world who collect film catalog index and maintain mankind s tangible proof of existence.