Editing Wasatch Front (section)

== Geography ==
The Wasatch Front is long and narrow. To the east, the Wasatch Mountains rise abruptly several thousand feet above the valley floors, climbing to their highest elevation of {{convert|11928|ft|m}} at [[Mount Nebo (Utah)|Mount Nebo]] (bordering southern [[Utah Valley]]). The area's western boundary is formed by [[Utah Lake]] in [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]], the [[Oquirrh Mountains]] in [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]], and the [[Great Salt Lake]] in northwestern [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]], [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]], and southeastern [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]] county.

Though most residents of the area live between [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] and [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] (a distance of {{convert|80|mi|km|disp=sqbr}}), which includes Salt Lake City proper, the fullest built-out extent of the Wasatch Front is {{convert|120|mi|km}} long and on average {{convert|5|mi|km|sigfig=1}} wide. Along its length, the Wasatch Front never exceeds a width of approximately {{convert|18|mi|km}} because of the natural barriers of lakes and mountains.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Sustained [[drought]] in Utah has more recently strained the region's [[water security]], causing the Great Salt Lake to drop to record low levels,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slc.gov/mayor/drought/ |title= Drought 2022|website=www.slc.gov |access-date=April 16, 2022}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Great Salt Lake Reaches New Historic Low |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/great-salt-lake-reaches-new-historic-low |website=USGS |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref> and affecting the state's economy, of which the Wasatch Front constitutes 80%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.utahbusiness.com/if-we-want-growth-we-need-water-solutions/ |title= If we want growth, we need water solutions|website=www.utahbusiness.com |date= 11 May 2022|access-date=July 13, 2022}}{{title missing|date=September 2022}}</ref>