Wasatch

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Reportedly derived from Ute or other Numic language, but there is disagreement about the etymon.

Proper noun

Wasatch

  1. A mountain range that forms the western edge of the Rocky Mountains

Derived terms

References
  • John Van Cott (1990) Utah Place Names, page 390: “"Wasatch" is an Ute Indian word meaning "mountain pass"”
  • William Bright (2004) Native American Placenames of the United States, page 549: “Named for a Shoshoni (Numic) leader; the Native American term is /wasattsi/ ‘blue heron’ (J. McLaughlin p.c.).”
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