High Uintas Wilderness

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High Uintas Wilderness is a vast, high-elevation protected area in northeastern Utah known for its rugged alpine terrain, numerous glacial lakes, and the state's highest peak, Kings Peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IUCN Category Ib protected area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessRegulation mechanized transport restricted ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
administeredBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
area over 450,000 acres ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
subalpine climate ⓘ
contains Bear River headwaters ⓘ
linked to: Bear River

Duchesne River headwaters ⓘ
Kings Peak ⓘ
Kings Peak summit trail routes ⓘ
Lake Fork River headwaters ⓘ
Provo River headwaters ⓘ
Uinta Mountains alpine plateau ⓘ
linked to: Uinta Mountains

Uinta River headwaters ⓘ
Weber River headwaters ⓘ
linked to: Weber River

Yellowstone River (Utah) headwaters ⓘ
alpine meadows ⓘ
numerous glacial lakes ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
established 1984 ⓘ
establishedBy Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
governingLaw U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
hasElevation high elevation ⓘ
hasFeature bogs ⓘ
cirque basins ⓘ
glacially carved basins ⓘ
rocky ridgelines ⓘ
tarns ⓘ
timberline plateaus ⓘ
wet meadows ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Kings Peak ⓘ
hasRecreation backcountry camping ⓘ
backpacking ⓘ
cross-country skiing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
snowshoeing ⓘ
hasSeasonalAccess summer primary access ⓘ
hasTrail Highline Trail ⓘ
Kings Peak routes via Henrys Fork ⓘ
Kings Peak routes via Uinta River ⓘ
Kings Peak routes via Yellowstone Creek ⓘ
linked to: Kings Peak Trail
hasVegetation Engelmann spruce ⓘ
alpine tundra vegetation ⓘ
lodgepole pine ⓘ
subalpine fir ⓘ
hasWildlife bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
brook trout ⓘ
cutthroat trout ⓘ
elk ⓘ
moose ⓘ
mountain goat ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
pika ⓘ
yellow-bellied marmot ⓘ
locatedIn Utah ⓘ
locatedInCounty Daggett County, Utah ⓘ
Duchesne County, Utah ⓘ
Summit County, Utah ⓘ
Uintah County, Utah ⓘ
Wasatch County, Utah ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Uinta Mountains ⓘ
locatedInRegion northeastern Utah ⓘ
notableFor containing Utah's highest peak ⓘ
extensive alpine tundra ecosystems ⓘ
large concentration of high-elevation lakes in Utah ⓘ
partOf Ashley National Forest ⓘ
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ⓘ
stateHighestPeak Kings Peak ⓘ
terrainType rugged alpine terrain ⓘ

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Uinta Mountains → containsProtectedArea → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Ashley National Forest → manages → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
subject linked to: Uinta Mountains
Kings Peak → withinProtectedArea → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Summit County, Utah → contains → High Uintas Wilderness (part) ⓘ
subject linked to: Summit County
linked to: High Uintas Wilderness
High Uintas Wilderness → designation → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Summit County, Utah → contains → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Ashley National Forest → contains → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Kings Peak Trail → partOf → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Utah State Route 150 → providesAccessTo → High Uintas Wilderness vicinity ⓘ
linked to: High Uintas Wilderness
Northeastern Utah → contains → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
subject linked to: northeastern Utah
Kamas, Utah → hasNearbyAttraction → High Uintas Wilderness ⓘ
Mirror Lake (Utah) → partOf → High Uintas recreation area ⓘ
subject linked to: Mirror Lake
linked to: High Uintas Wilderness