Wasatch Range
Sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the western United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wasatch Range (/ˈwɑːsætʃ/ WAH-satch) or Wasatch Mountains is a mountain range in the western United States that runs about 160 miles (260 km) from the Utah-Idaho border south to central Utah.[1] It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region.[2] The northern extension of the Wasatch Range, the Bear River Mountains, extends just into Idaho, constituting all of the Wasatch Range in that state.
Wasatch Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Nebo |
Elevation | 11,928 ft (3,636 m) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
States | Utah and Idaho |
Range coordinates | 40°29′24″N 111°41′46″W |
Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
In the language of the native Ute people, Wasatch means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range."[3][4] According to William Bright, the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, meaning "blue heron".[5] In 1926, Cecil Alter quoted Henry Gannett from 1902, who said that the word meant "land of many waters," then posited, "the word is a common one among the Shoshones, and is given to a berry basket" carried by women.[6]