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  2. Wasatch Range - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Lone Peak (Utah) - Wikipedia

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    Lone Peak is a mountain summit in the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and the center of the Lone Peak Wilderness, established in 1978.With an elevation of 11,260 feet (3,430 m), it is one of the highest peaks in the range and among the most prominent of the Wasatch Front, towering over the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper and easily visible from most of the ...

  4. Lone Peak Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    The Lone Peak Wilderness is a 30,088-acre (121.76 km 2) wilderness area located within the Uinta and the Wasatch-Cache National Forests in the U.S. state of Utah.. The Lone Peak Wilderness was established in 1978 as part of the Endangered American Wilderness Act and was the only designated wilderness area in Utah until the enactment of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984.

  5. Snowbird, Utah - Wikipedia

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    Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.

  6. These Are America's Snowiest Cities And Towns - AOL

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    The Appalachians also can see snow persist for hours or even a day or two after the rest of the East Coast snow has ended as moisture and cold air are lifted by the mountains. Three feet of snow ...

  7. Alta Ski Area - Wikipedia

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    Alta is a ski area in the western United States, located in the town of Alta in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, in Salt Lake County.With a skiable area of 2,614 acres (10.58 km 2), Alta's base elevation is 8,530 ft (2,600 m) and rises to 11,068 ft (3,374 m) for a vertical gain of 2,538 ft (774 m).

  8. Wasatch Mountain State Park - Wikipedia

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    Wasatch Mountain State Park Visitors Center, April 2016. Established in 1961, Wasatch Mountain State Park is Utah's most developed state park. Named for the Wasatch Mountains, [Note 1] the park consists of 21,592 acres (8,738 ha), and sits at an elevation of 5,900 feet (1,800 m). [5] Wildlife in the park includes deer, elk, wild turkeys, and moose.

  9. Wasatch–Cache National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Wasatch–Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah (81.23%), with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho (16.42%) and southwestern Wyoming (2.35%). The name is derived from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains, and the French word Cache meaning to hide. [1]