Nuchiu Range

The mountains west of the Uinta Basin stand where the northward-running Wasatch meets the eastward sweep of the Uinta Mountains. High ridges rise above the basin, and streams descend through valleys cut into their slopes. This country formed part of the homeland of the Ute, who call themselves Nuciu, or “the People”. Ute families moved through familiar hunting and gathering territories, returning to places where food and other resources became abundant in season.