National Forest Resources of Utah 



At the north end of the State is the Cache National Forest (fig. 4) . 

 The greater part of it, however, lies over the boundary in Idaho. 

 The Bear River Range, upon which the Utah portion is situated, is 



Fig. 4 — A.— Many of the short canyons descending into the Cache Valley in the Cache National 

 Forest are marked by scanty timber heavily cut over. B. — The more remote parts of the Cache 

 Forest are still well timbered, although the bodies of timber are small and are separated by exten- 

 sive grazing lands. C— Among the rough Wasatch Mountains are many patches of aspen and 

 evergreen timber. D.— Lofty ridges surrounded by extensive forests of lodgepole pine and spruce 

 characterize the Uinta Mountains. E.— The Wasatch Range, upon which are situated parts of the 

 Wasatch and Uinta Forests, rises abruptly from fertile, level valleys. F. — The high Wasatch 

 Plateau, on which is located the Manti National Forest, contains scattered stands of evergreen 

 and of aspen 



a plateau — chiefly limestone — presenting a bold front broken on the 

 Cache Valley side by short, steep canyons, but sloping off more 

 Although considerable areas are covered with 



gently to the east. 



