Northeastern Utah

Northeastern Utah is a region which includes the counties of Dagget, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Uintah, and the eastern half of Summit county (east of longitude 111W).

Cities

  • 🌍 Price the regional center, home to the College of Eastern Utah, and near Nine Mile Canyon
  • 🌍 Duchesne a small town in the High Uintahs
  • 🌍 Green River a middle-of-nowhere roadside stop town with hotels and restaurants for tired I-70 drivers
  • 🌍 Helper a small town home to the Western Mining and Railroad Museum
  • 🌍 Huntington
  • 🌍 Roosevelt an oil town on the Ute Indian Reservation
  • 🌍 Vernal the region's second largest town, located in the far northeast of the state, and near Dinosaur National Monument and Ashley National Forest

Other destinations

  • 🌍 Dinosaur National Monument – contains an extensive deposit of fossilized skeletons
  • 🌍 Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
  • 🌍 Scofield State Park a forested park high in the Manti-LaSal Mountains. 🌍 Scofield Resevoir is located here.
  • The 🌍 Uinta Mountains peaks above 13,000 ft, most notably at 🌍 King's Peak, the tallest mountain in Utah, at a staggering 13,528 feet. Here you will also find the world's highest altitude long-distance hiking trail, completely above 11,000 ft, through the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forests.
  • 🌍 Uinta National Forest a bit further off the beaten path for more wilderness backpacking for the adventurous, mountain biking trails, some unusual geological features, and backcountry skiing

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