Uinta National Forest
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Uinta National Forest (pronounced /juːˈɪntə/) is a national forest located in north central Utah. It was originally part of the Uinta Forest Reserve, created by Grover Cleveland on February 2, 1897. The name is derived from the Ute word Yoov-we-teuh which means pine forest. Because of changes to the boundaries over the years, the Uinta Mountains are now located in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. In August of 2007 it was announced that the Uinta National Forest would merge with the Wasatch-Cache National Forest based in Salt Lake City, Utah, 50 miles north of Provo, Utah.
The Uinta National Forest is headquartered in Provo, Utah but has four outlying district offices located in Pleasant Grove, Utah; Heber, Utah; Spanish Fork, Utah and Nephi, Utah. Managing 880,719 acres (1,376 sq mi, or 3,564 km²), the Uinta National Forest is less than 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City and only minutes away from Provo, Utah. In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Sanpete counties. [1]
One of the most prominent features of the Uinta National Forest is the Mount Timpanogos mountain peak, towering over 11,750 feet (3580 m) above sea level.
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