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Claire Hebertson

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The history behind BYU's iconic Y Mountain

October 13, 2025 02:00 PM
More than a century ago, a group of Brigham Young University students stood shoulder to shoulder on a steep Provo hillside, passing buckets of lime, sand and rocks up a human chain.
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