Places
Mountains
Ranges, peaks, and the high country that shapes the watersheds below.
- La Sal Mountains — A dramatic laccolith range rising above the canyon country near Moab, offering alpine relief from the desert heat.
- Wasatch Range — A 160-mile north-south range running from southern Idaho to Mount Nebo, forming the eastern wall of the Salt Lake, Utah, and Cache Valleys. The Wasatch divides the Great Basin from the Colorado Plateau province and hosts the densest cluster of glaciated canyons, ski resorts, and front-range wilderness in the western United States.
- Wind River Range — The Winds are a popular recreation destination and the vast wilderness areas attract hikers, climbers and skiers. The Winds have many back country areas that see heavy use despite the relative remoteness of many of the trail-heads and the long approaches from those trail-heads to reach routes. Two of the more popular backpacking destinations are the Titcomb Basin (commonly accessed via the Elkhart Park Trailhead)[7] and the Cirque of the Towers (commonly accessed via the Big Sandy Trailhead).[8] The exposed granite in the higher elevations of the range is particularly attractive to climbers and areas such as Cirque of the Towers in the southern portion of the range are facing overuse issues as a result.[1] According to the White Pine Ski Resort website, the Winds are home to one ski area, White Pine, the only lift-accessible skiing and snowboarding in the range. Located near Pinedale, it is the oldest ski area in Wyoming.