Uinta Mountains Travel Information
The Uintas are Utah's tallest mountain range with almost a dozen
peaks exceeding 13,000 feet. The Uinta Mountains offer beautiful
alpine forest scenery, grassy meadows, cold clear streams and
thousands of alpine lakes. Scores of trails meander through the woods
providing hiking and horseback riding opportunities and, in certain
areas, mountain biking. Camping opportunities are plentiful both at
designated forest service sites and at dispersed sites throughout the
range. Fishing in the periodically stocked lakes can be sensational.
In winter, cross-country skiers and (in some areas) snowmobiles take
over.
The Uinta Mountains run east to west just south of the Wyoming/Utah
border for 100 miles from Flaming Gorge to Kamas. They cover an area
of 3,500 square miles. The center of the range is the officially
designated High Uintas Wilderness Area, within which no motor
vehicles, bikes or permanent structures are permitted. Though the
wilderness area contains all of the highest peaks, areas of equal
beauty lie outside its boundaries.
Highway 150 cuts through the western edge of the range and provides
a pleasant scenic drive, as does Highway 191 on the eastern side.
Numerous trailheads depart from near 150 and from the numerous smaller
roads that penetrate the range. The western Uintas’ proximity to
population centers of the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake City, Provo and
Ogden) often result in crowded conditions on weekends at the most
easily accessed portions. The rest of the range is decidedly less
crowded. View Area Map.
To learn more about the Uinta Mountains, select a topic of interest
from the left-hand column.
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