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The Wasatch Range (/ ˈ w ɑː s æ tʃ / WAH-satch) or Wasatch Mountains is a mountain range in the western United States that runs about 160 miles (260 km) from the Utah-Idaho border south to central Utah. [1] It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region. [2]
Enlargeable U.S. map with state and territory high points shown as red dots and low points as green squares except where low point is a shoreline. Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. [1]
The 477 summits of the United States with at least 3000 meters (9,843 feet) of topographic elevation and 500 meters (1,640 feet) of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [a] (Mount McKinley) Alaska: Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,629 mi 7,450 km
It ranks as the 14th-highest summit in Utah, and 55th-highest in the United States if a 400-foot clean prominence cutoff is considered as criteria. [2] Neighbors include Mount Beulah three miles to the west-northwest, Mount Lovenia two miles to the south-southeast, and Dead Horse Peak is five miles to the southwest.
The 100 highest summits of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [1] [2] [f] Alaska: Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 7,450.24
Consisting of several sub-peaks, only one has the prominence to be considered a true summit. The summit has an elevation of 11,461 feet (3,493 m), [1] making it the highest point in Salt Lake County. The peak is also the most prominent in Salt Lake County, and one of the most prominent in the Wasatch Range.
Mount Baldy is located 19 miles (31 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. [3] The peak is part of the Wasatch Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.
It is the highest point of Utah County and is located in the southern part of the county. [6] Mount Nebo is an "ultra", one of 128 ultra-prominent peaks in the United States having more than 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) of topographic prominence. The mountain is typically partially or completely covered in snow from mid-October until July.