從最早定居的時期起,猶他州的大多數人口就選擇定居在山脈的西側,眾多河流就從這裡流出山脈。對早期定居者來說,山脈是提供水、木材和花崗岩的重要來源。如今,猶他州 85% 的人口仍居住在瓦薩奇山脈方圓 24公里的範圍內,主要是西側的山谷地區。這個稱作瓦薩奇山前區 (Wasatch Front)的大都會區人口剛剛超過 2,000,000 ,
鹽湖城(Salt Lake City)就坐落在瓦薩奇山脈和
大鹽湖 (Great Salt Lake)之間。
At11,928feet(3,636m),MountNebo,atriplepeakrisingaboveNephi,Utahatthesouthernendoftherange,isthehighestpeakoftheWasatch.在一萬一千九百二十八英尺(三六三六米),尼泊山,一峰以上三倍上升尼腓,猶他州在範圍南端,是該瓦薩奇最高峰的。Inmanyplacesthemountainsriseimmediatelyfromthevalley'sbaseelevationof4,330feet(1,320m)towellover11,752feet(3,582m),producingsteepinclines.在許多地方興起的山立即從山谷的四三三〇英尺(1,320米)基地海拔超過11752
英尺(三千五百八十二米),生產
陡坡。OthernotablepeaksincludeMountTimpanogos,amassivepeakwhichloomsovermuchofsouthernSaltLakeCountyandnorthernUtahCountyandisespeciallyprominentfromProvo;LonePeak,theTwinPeaks,andMountOlympus,whichoverlooktheSaltLakeValley;FrancisPeakoverlookingbothMorganandDaviscounties;andBenLomondandMountOgden,bothnearOgden,Utah.其他值得注意的山峰包括
廷帕諾戈斯山,大規模的高峰期在南部大部分織機鹽湖縣和北部猶他州縣,並從突出,特別是普羅沃;隆娜皮克的雙峰,和奧林匹斯山,它忽視了鹽湖谷;
弗朗西斯山頂俯瞰摩根和戴維斯都縣,以及本洛蒙德和山奧格登,無論是近期奧格登,猶他州。
Sincetheytopoutjustbelow12,000feet(3,700m),WasatchpeaksarenotespeciallyhighcomparedtotheColoradoRockiesoreventheUintaMountains,theothermainportionoftheRockyMountainsinUtah.由於他們比剛才低於12,000英尺(3700米),瓦薩奇峰相比並不特別高的科羅拉多洛磯山,甚至尤因塔山,其他主要部分在美國猶他州的落基山脈。However,theyaresculptedbyglaciers,yieldingnotablyrugged,sweepinguplandscenerycomparingwellwithotherprominentrangesofwesternNorthAmerica.然而,他們雕塑由冰川,產生顯著堅固,比較籠統高地風光北美西部以及其他知名的範圍。Theyalsoreceiveheavyfallsofsnow,inmanyplacesover500inches(1,300cm)peryear.他們還收到重低於雪年,在許多地方每英寸(一三〇〇厘米)超過500個。Thisgreatsnowfall,withitsrunoff,madepossibletheMormonsuccessstoryhere,leadingtoaprosperousurbanstripofsome25citiesalongnearly100miles(160km)ofmountainfrontage.這個偉大的降雪,其徑流,使得有可能在這裡摩門教的成功故事,導致了一些繁華的城市帶沿線25個城市近100英里的山區臨街(160公里)。TheWasatchRangeishometoahighconcentrationofskiareas,with11stretchingfromSundanceinnorthernUtahCountytoPowderMountainandWolfMountainnortheastofOgden.該瓦薩奇範圍是家庭對一個滑雪區高濃度11,伸入聖丹斯在猶他州北部縣粉山和狼山東北奧格登。ThereisalsooneskiresortintheBearRiverMountains(BeaverMountain).ParkCityaloneisborderedbythreeskiresorts.還有一個在滑雪勝地貝爾里弗山(比弗山)。公園市接壤單是由三個滑雪勝地。Duetothelowrelativehumidityinwintertime,alongwiththeaddedlake-effectfromtheGreatSaltLake,thesnowhasadry,powderytexturewhichmostofthelocalskiresortsmarketas"theGreatestSnowonEarth".由於低相對濕度在冬季增加,隨著湖泊效應的大鹽湖,雪擁有乾,粉狀質地其中“大多數當地的滑雪勝地地球市場最大的降雪”上。Thehighconcentrationofskiresortslocatedclosetoamajorurbanarea,aswellasthefamedlight,powderysnowthat'softenconsideredgoodforskiing,wereprimereasonsforSaltLakeCity'shostingofthe2002WinterOlympics.市區高濃度的主要滑雪勝地靠近,以及著名的光,粉狀雪的滑雪往往被視為良好的,首要原因是鹽湖城的主辦2002年冬季奧運會。
SeveraloftheWasatchcanyonsintheLonePeakarea,mostnotablyLittleCottonwoodCanyon,haveanumberofhigh-qualitygraniteoutcroppings,andmakeupapopularclimbingareasuchasthePfeifferhorn.特別是幾個中隆娜皮克的瓦薩奇峽谷區,大多數小卡頓峽谷,有質素高的花崗岩露頭,並作出了一個流行的攀岩區,如Pfeifferhorn。Furthernorth,BigCottonwoodCanyonfeaturestrickyclimbingonquartzite.再往北,大頓峽谷功能棘手攀登石英岩。
Thedensely-vegetatednarrowcanyonsoftheWasatchRange,suchasBigCottonwoodCanyonandLittleCottonwoodCanyonareheavilyvisited;onSeptember25,2005,1,200automobilesenteredLittleCottonwoodwithinonehour.Thecanyonsarelocatedwithin24miles(39km)ofdowntownSaltLakeCityandtheyear-roundpavedroadwayscanreach5,000ft(1,500m)higherinelevationabovethecitywithinashortdistance.人口稠密,狹窄的峽谷植被的瓦薩奇範圍峽谷,峽谷等大頓和小卡頓是嚴重探視;9月25日,2005年,1200汽車進入一小時內小卡頓。的峽谷是位於24英里(市中心39公里的鹽湖城和全年鋪平道路)可以在短距離內達到5000人以上的城市海拔英尺(1500米)高。DirtroadsreadilydrivableinpassengercarswithmoderateclearancestretchupfromParkCity,Heber,andBigCottonwoodCanyon.泥路容易在實際駕駛的客車從中度間隙伸展公園市,希伯,大頓峽谷了。Thesereachabout10,000feet(3,000m)abovesealevelandprovideimpressivelong-rangehighcountryviews.這些約10000英尺(3000米),海拔,並提供令人印象深刻的長程高達到國家的意見。
[edit]Geographyandgeology[編輯]地理與地質
WestsideofMountNebo,thetallestpeakintheWasatchrange.西側尼波山,最高峰的瓦薩奇範圍在。MountNebo,thehighestpeakoftheWasatch,islocatedatthesouthernedgeoftherange.尼波山,該瓦薩奇最高峰,位於範圍的南緣。TheColoradoPlateaucomestoitsnorthwestcornerhereasitmeetsthesouthernendoftheRockyMountains.在科羅拉多高原的西北角來到這裡,因為它滿足了落基山脈的南端。Immediatelywestofthesetwo,theGreatBasin,whichisthenorthernregionoftheBasinandRangeProvince,beginsandstretcheswestwardacrosswesternUtahandNevadauntilitreachestheSierraNevadaneartheNevada/Californiaborder.立即西這兩個,在大盆地,這是北部地區盆嶺省,開始,並向西延伸在美國西部的猶他州和內華達州,直到它到達內華達山脈附近的內華達州/加利福尼亞州的邊界。
ThenorthernWendysRangeispunctuatedbyaseriesofmountainvalleys.北部溫迪斯範圍是穿插一系列的山谷。WhilethewesternsideoftherangedropssharplytothefloorsoftheWasatchFrontvalleys,theeasternsideoftherangeisgentler,allowingfortheconstructionofseveralskiresorts.而西側的範圍急劇下降到瓦薩奇前山谷樓層,東側的範圍較為溫和,為幾個滑雪場建設允許。TheCottonwoods,aparticularlyruggedanddenseareajusteastoftheSaltLakeValley,shelterssmallmountaincovesthatharborfourworld-famousskiresorts(Alta,Brighton,Solitude,andSnowbird).上三角,一個特別堅固和密集區只是谷以東的鹽湖,涼亭山小海灣的港口四個世界著名的滑雪勝地(阿爾塔,布賴頓,孤獨,和斯諾伯德)。TheeasternslopesoftheCottonwoodsdroptotheSnydervilleBasin,whichcontainsParkCityanditsthreeneighboringskiresorts.本頓伍茲下降到斯奈德維爾盆地,其中包含三個公園市及其鄰近的滑雪勝地東部斜坡。MuchoftheeasternsideoftherangefromnorthofSaltLakeCitytotheBearRiverMountainsisespeciallygentleincomparisontotherestoftherange.在從鹽湖城北邊範圍到熊河山脈東側的大部分,尤其是在比較範圍的其餘溫柔。TherangewidenssignificantlyeastofOgden,shelteringahighmountainvalleyknownastheOgdenValley.顯著的範圍擴大奧格登東,掩護了高山河谷的奧格登谷聞名。Threemoreskiresortsliehere,aswellasseveralsmalltowns(suchasHuntsville,Liberty,andEden).另外三名滑雪勝地躺在這裡,以及一些如小城鎮(亨茨維爾,自由,和伊甸園)。
Northofthis,theWellsvilleMountainsbranchofffromthenorthwestoftherange,continuingalineofmountainsparallelingtheI-15corridor.北為此,韋爾斯維爾山脈支脈了從西北,延續了山線平行的I-15走廊。Thisrangeisnotedforbeingexceptionallythinandsteep.此範圍被特別指出,為薄,險峻的。However,US89/US91ismaintainedasafour-lanehighwayalongitsentirelengththroughtherangeatWellsvilleCanyoneastofBrighamCity.CacheValley,createdbytheBearRiver,isflankedonthewestbytheWellsvilleMountainsandtheeastbythemuchdenserandhigherBearRiverMountains.然而,美國89/91美國維持其作為整個沿著四車道高速公路的長度範圍內,通過韋爾斯維爾在峽谷東布里格姆城。卡什瓦利所,創建熊河,是兩側上與西方的韋爾斯維爾山東部以更密集和更高的貝爾河山脈。ThenorthwesternborderofCacheValleyisflankedbythebannockRangeinIdaho.在西北邊境卡什瓦利兩側的範圍班諾克愛達荷州。ThetwotallestpeaksinthisareaareMountNaomiandMountLogan,eachjustunder10,000feetinelevation.這兩個地區最高的山峰都在這山拿俄米和洛根山,在海拔10000英尺下每個而已。
ThesoutheasternportionoftherangeacrossWasatchCountytransformsintotherelativelyflat,windsweptWasatchPlateauatanelevationofapproximately8,500feet(2,600m)to9,500feet(2,900m).在東南部的部分範圍的瓦薩奇縣轉變為相對平坦,微風吹拂過米,瓦薩奇在青藏高原海拔約8500英尺(2600米)至9,500英尺(2,900米)。Atitssoutheasternedge,justnorthofHelper,itrunsintotheBookCliffs.在其東南部邊緣,北部的助手,它運行到書崖。Furthernorth,theHeberValleyandWeberRiverValleyseparatetheWasatchRangefromtheUintaMountains,whiletheBearRiverValleyandBearLakeValleyseparateitfromlowermountainrangesthatmarkthewesternedgeoftheGreenRiverBasin.再往北,在希伯谷和韋伯流域分開的瓦薩奇範圍尤因塔山,而熊流域和貝爾湖谷分開是從較低的山脈,標誌著西部邊緣的綠河流域。
ThroughoutthelengthoftheWasatchRange,itistraversedbyjust7highways(aswellasseveralruggedmountainroadsandunpavedtrails).縱觀瓦薩奇範圍的長度,它只有7橫貫公路(以及一些崎嶇的山路,土路步道)。ThetwomostprominentareI-80throughParley'sCanyoneastofSaltLakeCity,andI-84throughWeberCanyoneastofOgden.兩個最突出的是我-80通過帕利的峽谷市東鹽湖和我-84通過韋伯峽谷奧格登東。TheymeetneartheghosttownofEchoontheeasternslopesoftherangeandcontinuenortheastasI-80.他們滿足附近的鬼城的回聲對東部斜坡的範圍,並繼續作為東北80的I-。OtherhighwaysthroughtherangeincludeUS6/US89throughSpanishForkCanyon,US189throughProvoCanyon,UtahStateRoute39extendingeastfromHuntsville(aroutewhichisclosedinwinter),US89throughLoganCanyon,andalongIdahoStateRoute36nearthenorthernendoftherange.通過其他公路的範圍包括美國6/89美國通過西班牙福克卡寧,美國189通過普羅沃峽谷,猶他州39號幹線東起延長亨茨維爾(一冬天的路線這是封閉的),美國通過89洛根峽谷,沿著愛達荷州36號幹線附近範圍北端。