Wilderness Areas links in Utah

The jagged mountains and gently sloping alluvial plain of Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness straddle the Arizona-Utah border. Management of the Wilderness is shared by the BLM in both states.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=33

This colorful Wilderness snakes through northern Arizona northeast along the gorgeous Vermilion Cliffs and swings northwest along the not-to-be-missed Paria Canyon before eventually leading into Utah, where a much smaller portion of the area is preserved.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=444

Located only an hour's drive east of Salt Lake City, the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area offers hiking, horseback riding, photography, and nature study amid rolling hills, juniper woodlands, and rugged limestone outcrops.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=680

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness on the northwest flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau is characterized by the high, east-west trending Black Ridge dissected by seven major red rock canyon systems, draining into the Colorado River.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Black%20Ridge%20Canyons

A mountain island surrounded by desert, Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness preserves numerous lush meadows (up to 50 acres in size) and a beautiful forest of Engelmann spruce in the south, and spruce mixed with fir, pine, and large stands of aspen in the nor
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Pine%20Valley%20Mountain

Sharing the western and northern borders of the desertlike Cedar Breaks National Monument, Ashdown Gorge Wilderness displays eroded, multicolored Wasatch limestone, meadows, and forestland including a significant stand of bristlecone pine, known as the Tw
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Ashdown%20Gorge

Vertical gray-orange walls of Navajo sandstone stand above two canyon tributaries of the Escalante River in Box-Death Hollow Wilderness. This is canyon country, home to numerous monoclines--places where fault lines have made layers of earth rise and fall
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Box-Death%20Hollow

With narrow, steep walls that block the light in the morning and late afternoon, Dark Canyon Wilderness is aptly named. Once home to a small segment of the widespread Anasazi Indians, the canyons that make up Dark Canyon wilderness (Dark Canyon, Woodensho
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Dark%20Canyon

Mount Timpanogos Wilderness offers abundant rugged terrain embellished with waterfalls and summer wildflowers. You'll find forget-me-nots, alpine buttercups, bluebells, and columbine blooming in high canyon meadows. There are also outstanding glacial cirq
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Mount%20Timpanogos

The centerpiece of the southern portion of this Wilderness, Mount Nebo rises to a majestic 11,877 feet the highest point in the entire Wasatch Range.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=379

Extending along the high steep north-south ridge and both sides of the Wellsville Mountains for about 14 miles, the Wellsville Mountains Wilderness located in Northern Utah southwest of Logan, Utah encompasses extremely rugged and picturesque terrain.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Wellsville%20Mountain

With spectacular alpine scenery, Mount Naomi Wilderness lies between the Logan River and the Utah-Idaho state line located northeast of Logan, Utah. At 9,980 feet, Naomi Peak, near the eastern boundary, is the area's highest point, although this mountaino
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Mount%20Naomi

The High Uintas Wilderness envelops the wild core of this massive mountain range. Characterized by the highest peaks in Utah, countless lakes, and a unique alpine ecosystem, it is among the nation's most outstanding wilderness areas.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=High%20Uintas

One of three Wilderness areas that form a spectacular backdrop for the Salt Lake Valley southeast of Salt Lake City, Mount Olympus Wilderness consists of narrow canyons and rugged terrain varying from moderate to severe.
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Mount%20Olympus

Twin Peaks Wilderness forms a part of the dramatic backdrop you see on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, southeast of Salt Lake City. Originally carved by glaciation and currently remodeled by erosion, this area consists of narrow canyons and high pe
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Twin%20Peaks

The largest of a trio of wilderness areas just southeast of Salt Lake City, Lone Peak Wilderness contains very rugged terrain with narrow canyons and high peaks. It is located on both the Wasatch-Cache and Uinta National Forests. Among the highest peaks a
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Lone%20Peak

This semi-arid wilderness is part of the Great Basin ecosystem. It contains rugged terrain and high peaks that include Deseret Peak itself at 11,030 feet, and many steep-walled canyons shadowed by rocky outcroppings. Here in the Stansbury Mountains, with
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Deseret%20Peak