瓦萨奇山脉
瓦萨奇山脉(Wasatch Range)是位于美国西部的一座山脉,全长约160英里(260千米),起于犹他州和爱达荷州交界处,向南至犹他州中部。瓦萨奇山脉是洛基山的西界,也是大盆地的东界[1]。瓦萨奇这一名称来自于当地原住民[2][3]。犹他州的大部分人口居住在瓦萨奇山脉附近地区。
Wasatch Range | |
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最高点 | |
山峰 | Mount Nebo |
海拔 | 11,928英尺(3,636米) |
地理 | |
国家 | 美国 |
州或邦 | 犹他和爱达荷 |
所属山脉 | 洛基山 |
参考资料
- ^ Hiking the Wasatch, John Veranth, 1988, Salt Lake City, ISBN 978-0-87480-628-1
- ^ Fuller, Craig. Wasatch County. Utah History Encyclopedia. [November 28, 2008]. (原始内容存档于2005年11月3日).
- ^ Bright, William. Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. 2004: 549 [2016-07-15]. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. (原始内容存档于2017-02-20).
- Geology of Utah, William Lee Stokes, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, 1986.
- Wasatch Quartzite, John Gottman, Salt Lake City, 1979.
- Wasatch Tours, Alexis Kelner & Dave Hanscom, Wasatch Publishers, Salt Lake City, 1976.
- Flora of the Central Wasatch Front, Utah. L. Arnow, B. Albee, & A Wycoff, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1980.
- Gori, P.L. and Hays, W.W. (Eds.) (2000). Assessment of regional earthquake hazards and risk along the Wasatch Front, Utah [U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1500-K-R]. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.