Sanpete Valley Travel Information
Sanpete Valley and the Wasatch Plateau comprise an expansive area
of forested peaks and rolling hills, alpine meadows and mountain
lakes. The highest point of the region is 11,300 feet above sea level,
and a good portion of the plateau sits above 10,000 feet. Much of the
range is only accessible by dirt roads, which accounts in part for its
uncrowded conditions. Its most well-known road is the Skyline Drive,
which runs for 100 miles along the crest of the plateau, providing
access to numerous campgrounds, hiking areas and great views.
The valley is bordered on the other side by the arid, lower
elevation Sanpitch Mountains, probably best known for Maple Canyon, a
beautiful gorge popular with ice climbers. Within the valley itself
are small, but iconic cities such as Manti and Ephraim. The Sanpitch
River, a small tributary of the Sevier River, runs north to south
through the valley.
The Wasatch Plateau covers an area 65 miles from north to south and
roughly 25 miles across. It is located southeast of the Wasatch
Mountains between Highways 89 and 10. Hwy 31 through Huntington Canyon
provides the easiest access to the plateau and to Sanpete Valley.
To learn more about the Wasatch Plateau, select a topic of interest
from the left-hand column.
(Note: The Wasatch Plateau is NOT the same thing as the Wasatch
Mountains that lie to the east of Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo.)
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