High Uintas Wilderness

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High Uintas Wilderness is a vast, high-elevation protected area in northeastern Utah known for its rugged alpine terrain, numerous glacial lakes, and the state's highest peak, Kings Peak.

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High Uintas Wilderness canonical 6
High Uintas Wilderness (part) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IUCN Category Ib protected area
protected area
wilderness area
accessRegulation mechanized transport restricted
motorized vehicles prohibited
administeredBy U.S. Forest Service
surface form: United States Forest Service
area over 450,000 acres
climate alpine climate
subalpine climate
contains Bear River
surface form: Bear River headwaters

Duchesne River headwaters
Kings Peak
Kings Peak summit trail routes
Lake Fork River headwaters
Provo River headwaters
Uinta Mountains
surface form: Uinta Mountains alpine plateau

Uinta River headwaters
Weber River
surface form: Weber River headwaters

Yellowstone River (Utah) headwaters
alpine meadows
numerous glacial lakes
subalpine forests
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation High Uintas Wilderness self-link
established 1984
establishedBy Utah Wilderness Act of 1984
governingLaw Wilderness Act of 1964
surface form: U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964
hasElevation high elevation
hasFeature bogs
cirque basins
glacially carved basins
rocky ridgelines
tarns
timberline plateaus
wet meadows
hasHighestPoint Kings Peak
hasRecreation backcountry camping
backpacking
cross-country skiing
fishing
hiking
horseback riding
mountaineering
snowshoeing
hasSeasonalAccess summer primary access
hasTrail Highline Trail
Kings Peak routes via Henrys Fork
Kings Peak routes via Uinta River
Kings Peak Trail
surface form: Kings Peak routes via Yellowstone Creek
hasVegetation Engelmann spruce
alpine tundra vegetation
lodgepole pine
subalpine fir
hasWildlife bighorn sheep
black bear
brook trout
cutthroat trout
elk
moose
mountain goat
mule deer
pika
yellow-bellied marmot
locatedIn Utah
locatedInCounty Daggett County, Utah
Duchesne County, Utah
Summit County, Utah
Uintah County, Utah
Wasatch County, Utah
locatedInMountainRange Uinta Mountains
locatedInRegion northeastern Utah
notableFor containing Utah's highest peak
extensive alpine tundra ecosystems
large concentration of high-elevation lakes in Utah
partOf Ashley National Forest
Uinta National Forest
surface form: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
stateHighestPeak Kings Peak
terrainType rugged alpine terrain

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uinta Mountains containsProtectedArea High Uintas Wilderness
Uinta Mountains manages High Uintas Wilderness
subject surface form: Ashley National Forest
Kings Peak withinProtectedArea High Uintas Wilderness
Summit County contains High Uintas Wilderness
subject surface form: Summit County, Utah
this entity surface form: High Uintas Wilderness (part)
High Uintas Wilderness designation High Uintas Wilderness self-link
Summit County, Utah contains High Uintas Wilderness
Ashley National Forest contains High Uintas Wilderness