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The Wasatch Front / ˈ w ɑː s æ tʃ / is a major metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah.It consists of a chain of mostly contiguous cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from Santaquin in the south to Pleasant View in the north, and containing the cities of Salt Lake City, Provo, Orem, Bountiful, Layton, and Ogden.
The Wasatch National Forest portion is in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. It has a land area of 905,724 acres (1,415.2 sq mi, or 3,365.3 km 2 ). In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Summit , Tooele , Salt Lake , Davis , Uinta , Duchesne , Wasatch , Morgan , Utah , Weber , and Juab counties.
For early settlers, the mountains were a vital source of water, timber, and granite. Today, 85% of Utah's population lives within 15 miles (24 km) of the Wasatch Range, mainly in the valleys just to the west. This westside concentration is known as the Wasatch Front and has a population of well over 2 million.
Part of the Wasatch Range forming the Utah Valley.. Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front.It contains the cities of Provo, Orem, and their suburbs, including Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Elk Ridge, Highland, Lehi, Lindon, Mapleton, Payson, Pleasant Grove, Salem, Santaquin, Saratoga Springs, Spanish Fork ...
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 ...
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160-mi Wasatch Range, USA state of, Utah, (east-perimeter Great Basin region). See also: Wasatch Front. ... Wasatch Front; Wasatch Mountain State Park; Weber Canyon;
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