Traverse Mountains

The Traverse Mountains, or sometimes Traverse Range, are an anomalous, geologically complex, east-trending range that separates Salt Lake Valley and Utah Valley in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. State of Utah.

Traverse Mountains
Traverse Mtns, SLC and Utah Lake-(6-mi south)
(Note: N-S, white line is Interstate 15-SLC)
Highest point
Elevation5,410 ft (1,650 m) 
Coordinates40°28′19″N 111°52′59″W
Geography
Traverse Mountains
Location of the Traverse Mountains within the State of Utah
CountryUnited States
StateUtah

Point of the Mountain is colloquially used to refer to the part of this range that separates the Salt Lake City and Provo metropolitan areas, as well as the mountain pass at 40°27′13″N 111°54′38″W, used by the highways and rail arteries that connect the two areas.

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