Uinta Mountains

Uinta Mountains
This view of Kings Peak and the Henry's Fork Basin shows the cliff bands and basins typical throughout the Uintas.
Highest point
Peak	Kings Peak
Elevation	13,528 ft (4,123 m)
Coordinates	40°46′34″N 110°22′22″W / 40.776111°N 110.372778°W / 40.776111; -110.372778
Geography
Country	United States
States	Utah and Wyoming
Range coordinates	40°46′N 110°35′W / 40.767°N 110.583°W / 40.767; -110.583
Parent range	Rocky Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Precambrian
Type of rock	quartzite, shale and slate

The Uinta Mountains (/juːˈɪntə/ yoo-IN-tə) are an east-west trending chain of mountains in northeastern Utah extending a short distance into northwest Colorado and slightly into southwestern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the contiguous United States running east to west,^[1] and lie approximately 100 miles (160 km) east of Salt Lake City. The range has peaks ranging from 11,000 to 13,528 feet (3,353 to 4,123 m), with the highest point being Kings Peak, also the highest point in Utah. The Mirror Lake Highway crosses the western half of the Uintas on its way to Wyoming. Utah State Route 44 crosses the east end of the Uintas between Vernal and Manila.