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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]
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.
Mount Superior (also known as Superior Peak) is an 11,045 feet (3,367 m) mountain peak in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. With prominent visibility from Utah State Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon , and being only 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City , it is a popular hiking, climbing ...
Bountiful Peak is situated in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it is set on land managed by Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The community of Bountiful is six miles to the south-southwest and Farmington is four miles to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes ultimately drains to Great Salt Lake.
Ben Lomond, just north of Ogden, Utah, is a peak in the northern portion of the Wasatch Mountains. A popular trail passes over its summit (elevation 9,716 feet (2,961 m)), accessible from four different trailheads to the north, south, and east. It is often referred to by locals as Ben Lomond Peak, Mt. Ben Lomond, or Ben Lomond Mountain.
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.
Mount Van Cott is a mountain located in the Wasatch Mountain Range immediately east of the University of Utah with an elevation of 6,351 feet (1,936 m). The mountain is a common spot for hikers as well as mountain bikers and has many access trails. The east side of the University of Utah offers direct access to trails to the summit.
American Fork Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, United States. The canyon is famous for the Timpanogos Cave National Monument , which resides on its south side. It is named after the American Fork River , which runs through the bottom of the canyon.