page_title: Uinta Basin
section_title: Communities
hierarchical_section_title: Uinta Basin / Communities
caption_attribution_description: English: Uinta Mountains in Winter
context_page_description: The Uinta Basin is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. It is also a geologic structural basin in eastern Utah, east of the Wasatch Mountains and south of the Uinta Mountains. The Uinta Basin is fed by creeks and rivers flowing south from the Uinta Mountains. Many of the principal rivers flow into the Duchesne River which feeds the Green River—a tributary of the Colorado River. The Uinta Mountains forms the northern border of the Uinta Basin. They contain the highest point in Utah, Kings Peak, with a summit 13,528 feet above sea level.
  The climate of the Uinta Basin is semi-arid, with occasionally severe winter cold.
context_section_description: The largest community in the Utah part of the Uinta Basin is Vernal.  According to the U.S. Census, the community's population in 2010 was 9,089.  Other communities in the Utah part of the region include Duchesne, Roosevelt, Altamont, Tabiona, and a number of small unincorporated communities. The Uinta Basin is also the location of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, home to the Ute Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Agency (also known as the Northern Ute Tribe). The Ute Tribe is the source of Utah's state name.
  Local attractions include Dinosaur National Monument, Starvation Reservoir State Park, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Raven Ridge and Fantasy Canyon.
  The local economy, once based on agriculture and mining, has diversified, and energy extraction and tourism are now major industries as well.  In order to move oil out of the region, a new railroad is proposed to be constructed into the basin.  In addition, Utah State University operates Branch campuses at Vernal and Roosevelt, expanding educational opportunities in a previously underserved region of Utah.
caption: The Uinta Mountains form the northern boundary of the Uinta Basin.
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