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Ashley National Forest
Naturalist Basin in Ashley National Forest
Map showing the location of Ashley National Forest
Map showing the location of Ashley National Forest
LocationDaggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, and Utah counties, Utah, and Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Nearest cityVernal, UT
Coordinates40°20′N 110°20′W / 40.333°N 110.333°W / 40.333; -110.333
Area1,382,346 acres (5,594.16 km2)
EstablishedJuly 1, 1908[1]
Visitors1,400,000[2] (in 2006)
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
WebsiteAshley National Forest
Quaking aspen in the Vernal Ranger District of the Ashley National Forest

Ashley National Forest is a National Forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forest's bounds are 1,382,346 acres (5,594 km2) (with 1,287,909 acres (5,212 km2) in Utah and 96,223 acres (389 km2) in Wyoming) of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevations ranging from 6,000 to 13,500 feet (1,800 to 4,100 m). The forest covers portions of Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, and Utah counties in Utah and Sweetwater County in Wyoming. Some of the most popular landmarks located in the forest include the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and the Uinta Mountains, which contains the highest mountain peak in Utah (Kings Peak). The forest also includes 276,175 acres (1,117.64 km2), or about 60.5%, of the High Uintas Wilderness (with the rest being in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest).[3] The headquarters for the Ashley National Forest are located in Vernal, Utah with ranger district offices in Vernal; Duchesne, Utah; Roosevelt, Utah; Manila, Utah; and Green River, Wyoming.[4]

  1. ^ "The National Forests of the United States" (PDF). Forest History Society. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. ^ "Utah Forest Highway Long Range Transportation Plan" (PDF). Central Federal Lands Highway Division. April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  3. ^ "High Uintas Wilderness acreage breakdown". wilderness.net. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  4. ^ United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Ashley National Forest. Forest Service, 17 Feb. 2010. Web. 26 Feb. 2010.[clarification needed]

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