Exhibit 23.1




               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-36207) pertaining to the Zions Bancorporation Employee Stock Savings
Plan of our report dated June 22, 2001, with respect to the financial statements
and schedules of the Zions Bancorporation Employee Stock Savings Plan included
in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.

Salt Lake City, Utah
June 29, 2001