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Tarns in Naturalist Basin, High Uintas
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Fig. 1Tarns in Naturalist Basin, High Uintas

Photo: summitcheese · CC BY-SA 2.0

Landform

The only major east–west range in the lower 48. A high plateau of lakes, tundra, and the Kings Peak summit of Utah.

Field note

Naturalist Basin is a hanging garden of tarns. The Uintas hold more lakes than the rest of Utah combined. Most of the wilderness is still a walk, not a drive.

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Prints from High Uintas


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