Wasatch and Uinta montane forests
The Wasatch and Uinta montane forest is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion in the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains of the western Rocky Mountains system, in the Western United States.
| Wasatch and Uinta montane forests | |
|---|---|
Coniferous forest with Kings Peak in the background, Uinta Mountains | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Nearctic |
| Biome | Temperate coniferous forest |
| Borders | |
| Bird species | 190 |
| Mammal species | 91 |
| Geography | |
| Area | 41,500 km2 (16,000 sq mi) |
| Country | United States |
| States | |
| Climate type | Cold semi-arid (BSk) |
| Conservation | |
| Habitat loss | 2.45% |
| Protected | 68.9% |
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