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Island Attractions In Wasatch Range

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The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately 160 miles from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region. The northern extension of the Wasatch Range, the Bear River Mountains, extends just into Idaho, constituting all of the Wasatch Range in that state. According to the Utah History Encyclopedia, Wasatch in Ute means mountain pass or low pass over high range. According to William Bright the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, meaning blue her...
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Island Attractions In Wasatch Range

  • 1. Antelope Island State Park Syracuse Utah
    Not to be confused with a different Antelope Island on the border of Arizona and Utah in Lake Powell.Antelope Island, with an area of 42 square miles , is the largest of 10 islands located within the Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States. The island lies in the southeastern portion of the lake, near Salt Lake City and Davis County, and becomes a peninsula when the lake is at extremely low levels. The first known non-natives to visit the island were John C. Fremont and Kit Carson during exploration of the Great Salt Lake in 1845, who rode on horseback over salt from the thickness of a wafer to twelve inches and were informed by the Indians that there was an abundance of fresh water on it and plenty of antelope. It is said they shot a pronghorn antelope on the island and in gratitude for the ...
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