High Uintas Wilderness

High Uintas Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Naturalist Basin, in the High Uintas Wilderness
Location	Duchesne / Summit counties, Utah, USA
Nearest city	Kamas, Utah
Area	456,705 acres (1,848 km2)
Established	September 18, 1984
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The High Uintas Wilderness /juːˈɪntəz/ is a wilderness area located in northeastern Utah, United States. The wilderness covers the Uinta Mountains, encompassing parts of Duchesne and Summit counties. Designated as a wilderness in 1984, the area is located within parts of Ashley National Forest and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The highest peak in Utah, Kings Peak, lies within the wilderness area along with some of Utah's highest peaks, particularly those over 13,000 feet.

Mirror Lake Highway is closed in the winter, usually opening annually near Memorial Day. Winter access is allowed for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

See also

• Ashley National Forest
• Highline Trail
• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
• National Wilderness Preservation System
• Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
• Wilderness Act

Further reading

• Lynna P. Howard, Utah's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide (Westcliffe Publishers, 2005) ISBN 1-56579-388-9
• Bill Cunningham & Polly Burke, Wild Utah: A Guide to 45 Roadless Recreation Areas (Falcon Publishing, 1998) ISBN 1-56044-616-1
• Jeffrey Probst & Brad Probst, High Uintas Backcountry: A Guide and Trip Planner (Outland Publishing, 1996) ISBN 0-9655871-2-6
• Mel Davis & John Veranth, High Uinta Trails (Wasatch Publishers, 1993) ISBN 0-915272-37-7
• Philip L. Fradkin, Sagebrush Country: Land and the American West (The University of Arizona Press, 1989) ISBN 0-8165-1236-1

External links

• "High Uintas Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2009-01-30.