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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A range of the Rocky Mountains extending from southeast Idaho to central Utah and rising to 3,636 m (11,928 ft).

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  • It was formed by the last of a series of movements in the earth which raised the great block known as the Wasatch Range to an elevation of six thousand feet above the plains at its base.

    The Western United States A Geographical Reader

  • The route climbs to over 9,000 feet in elevation to provide breathtaking views of Utah valley, the Wasatch Mountains and 11,928-foot Mount Nebo, the tallest mountain in the Wasatch Range.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2010

  • Saturday morning as the sun peeked over the Wasatch Range, I picked Victor up and we drove to the airport.

    Richard Paul Evans Ebook Christmas Set Richard Paul Evans 2009

  • The La Sal and Abajo mountains are nearer the Rocky Mountains than the Wasatch Range and have faunal affinities with the southern Rockies in Colorado.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • We are going to see heavy snow in the Wasatch Range.

    CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2009 2009

  • The Wasatch Front is steeper, more rugged, and wetter than more easterly parts of the Wasatch Range.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • It includes the extensively glaciated Uinta Mountains, the Wasatch Range, and the Wasatch Plateau.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • It is fed by perennial streams and aqueducts that originate in the adjacent Wasatch Range.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • Such subalpine forests are far more extensive in the Uinta Mountains than in the less massive Wasatch Range.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

  • Agricultural valleys occur especially in the eastern part of the Wasatch Range.

    Ecoregions of Utah (EPA) 2009

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