Wasatch Mountains
As a water source, a recreational playground, and a never-ending delight to the eye, it is no wonder why so many have chosen to settle just beneath the peaks of the Wasatch Range. From fur trappers to the Mormon settlement, the number of residents that live below the Wasatch Mountains has grown over the years to encompass about 85% of Utah's entire population. Residents and visitors enjoy the range for its beauty and recreational opportunities like skiing, hiking, and climbing.
Over the last 20 million years, the Wasatch Range has grown and been
formed by fault, volcanic, and glacial movement. It spans from
central Utah north to the southern borders of Idaho and Wyoming, along
the western front of the Rocky Mountains. Salt Lake sits at an
elevation just over 4,000 feet and acts as the eastern boarder to the
Great Basin, just before the Wasatch Mountains climb to over 11,000
feet. Mount Nebo, the Wastch's highest peak, sits at 11,928 feet.
Today these peaks receive over 500 inches in dry light snow every
year. Skiers frequent the slopes of Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude,
and Sundance in the winter months. Enjoy the peaks, nature, and variety of terrain in the Wasatch Range.
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