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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox protected area The High Uintas Wilderness Шаблон:IPAc-en 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 Шаблон:Convert.

Mirror Lake Highway is closed in the winter, usually opening annually near Memorial Day. Winter access is allowed for snowmobiling (though snowmobiling is not allowed within the Wilderness Area), cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Шаблон:Stack

In popular culture

Despite being filmed in Canada, the area is specifically referred to in, and the setting for most of, the 2017 film The Mountain Between Us.

Climate

There is a SNOTEL weather station near Brown Duck Lake, in the southeast of the High Uintas Wilderness. Brown Duck has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc). Шаблон:Weather box

See also

References

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Further reading

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

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External links

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