Compared to the scenic splendor of the southern half of the state, northern Utah holds little to interest the tourist, although Salt Lake City , the capital, is by far the state's largest and most cosmopolitan urban center. The dramatic Wasatch Mountains that line Salt Lake's eastern horizon do however come into their own in winter, as they constitute one of the nation's premier ski destinations . The northeast corner has coal mines, old railroad towns and, along the Wyoming border, the Uinta Mountains , uncrossed by road and showing hardly a sign of civilization. From the northwest , the harshly alkaline Great Basin plain stretches uneventfully west across Nevada to California.

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