Wasatch Range

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The Wasatch Range is a prominent mountain range in the western United States, forming the dramatic eastern backdrop of the Salt Lake City area and serving as a major hub for skiing, hiking, and other outdoor recreation.

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Mount Nebo 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
adjacentTo Great Salt Lake
Uinta Mountains
Wasatch Plateau
boundedBy Wasatch Fault
climateInfluence orographic precipitation for Wasatch Front cities
contains American Fork Canyon
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Logan Canyon
Weber Canyon
surface form: Ogden Canyon

Parleys Canyon
Provo Canyon
Wasatch Plateau foothills
Weber Canyon
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageTo Colorado River
surface form: Colorado River basin

Great Salt Lake
surface form: Great Salt Lake basin
elevation about 11,929 feet
about 3,636 meters
formsBackdropOf Salt Lake Valley
surface form: Salt Lake City metropolitan area
geology fault-block mountains
hasSkiResort Alta Ski Area
Brighton Resort
Deer Valley
surface form: Deer Valley Resort

Park City Mountain Resort
surface form: Park City Mountain

Powder Mountain
Snowbasin
surface form: Snowbasin Resort

Snowbird
Solitude Mountain Resort
Sundance Mountain Resort
highestPoint Mount Nebo
knownFor backcountry skiing
hiking
mountain biking
rock climbing
skiing
snowboarding
locatedIn Idaho
Utah
western United States
orientation north–south
partOf Intermountain West
Rocky Mountains
passesThrough Cache County, Utah
Davis County, Utah
Salt Lake County
surface form: Salt Lake County, Utah

Sanpete County, Utah
Utah County, Utah
Weber County, Utah
recreationHubFor Northern Utah
surface form: Salt Lake City area
runsAlong Wasatch Front

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Great Basin borders Wasatch Range
Wasatch Front borders Wasatch Range
Basin and Range Province boundedBy Wasatch Range
Mountain States hasMajorMountainRange Wasatch Range
Utah hasMountainRange Wasatch Range
Park City Mountain Resort locatedIn Wasatch Range
Snowbasin mountainRange Wasatch Range
Wasatch Front namedAfter Wasatch Range
Deer Valley partOf Wasatch Range
Soldier Hollow region Wasatch Range
Utah Olympic Park region Wasatch Range