Wasatch Back
The Wasatch Back is a region in the Rocky Mountains in northern Utah, United States, on the east side of the Wasatch Mountain range. The name Wasatch Back differentiates it from the Wasatch Front, which is the region on the western side of the Wasatch Mountains. The terms are commonly used in local media, and also in scholarly and scientific discussions of the region.Sam, Duc Minh. Forgetting and Remembering Native Land Use and History in the Wasatch Back. MS thesis. The University of Utah, 2022.
While the Wasatch Front includes most of Utah's more populous cities (such as Salt Lake City, Ogden, Layton, and Provo
Communities
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Cities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated places
- Croydon
- Littleton
- Milton
- Peterson
- Porterville
- Richville
- Stoddard
- Taggarts
- Whites Crossing
Summit County
Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
- Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area
- Castle Rock
- Christmas Meadow Summer Home Area
- Emory
- Grass Creek
- Monviso
- Rockport
- Uintalands
- Upton
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Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
- Center Creek
- Deer Mountain
- Mayflower
- Soldier Creek Estates
- Soldier Summit
- Wildwood