Editing Wasatch Range (section)

==Recreation==
[[File:Alta Albion Basin Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|[[Alta Ski Area|Alta ski resort]] in [[Little Cottonwood Canyon]], February 2009]]
In addition to ski resorts, there are hundreds of miles of [[mountain biking]] and [[hiking]] trails winding through the canyons and alpine valleys of the Wasatch Range. These offer backcountry access close to a large metropolitan area. There is [[rock climbing]] and [[mountaineering]] on the towering [[limestone]], [[granite]], and [[quartzite]] peaks and in many of the surrounding canyons.

Winter recreation includes [[ski touring]], [[ski mountaineering]], and [[snowshoe]]ing.

Alpine lakes and streams offer somewhat overworked fishing opportunities. The [[Wasatch Mountain Club]] has regular activities. The [[Utah Native Plant Society]] conducts regular walks from spring until fall along the foothills of the central Wasatch Front and in adjoining canyons as the season progresses. Many wildflowers bloom in the late summer in Albion Basin at the top of [[Little Cottonwood Canyon]].
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{{wide image|Wasatchfront.jpg|2000px|The [[Salt Lake Valley]] urban area, a major portion of the Wasatch Front. The Wasatch Mountains extend both north and south of the valley.}}