Come Join the High Uintas Wilderness Team!

About the Wilderness:

Located in northeastern Utah, the High Uintas Wilderness comprises the wild core of the massive Uinta Mountains. Characterized by the highest peaks in Utah, countless lakes, and a unique alpine ecosystem, it is among the nation’s most outstanding wilderness areas. At 456,705 acres in size, the High Uintas is the largest federal wilderness in the state of Utah.

The main crest of the Uinta Mountains runs west to east for more than 60 miles, rising over 6,000 feet above the Wyoming and Uinta Basins to the north and south. Massive secondary ridges extend north and south from the crest of the range, framing glacial basins and canyons far below. This rugged expanse of peaks and flat-top mountains is the largest alpine area in the Intermountain West and is the setting for Kings Peak, the highest peak in Utah. Hundreds of picturesque lakes, streams, and meadows lie within sculpted basins. Cold, clear rivers plunge from the basins into deep canyons that form the headwaters of Utah’s major rivers.

An extensive network of trails (545 miles) leads visitors deep into the wilderness, through thick forests, past rushing streams and placid lakes, to sweeping alpine vistas below majestic peaks. The opportunities for exploration are endless.

Available Positions:

Wilderness Ranger:

• Visitor information and education, trash collection, natural resource restoration and monitoring, and light trail maintenance in a popular wilderness area. 
• This is a fun job working outdoors in the High Uintas Wilderness, but it’s physically strenuous and requires hiking several miles each day with 40-60 lbs and work in high altitudes, mountain weather, and rugged terrain. 
• Must also have good communication and interpersonal skills, be very independent, and be able to work in the wilderness alone for extended periods. 
•  Experience with pack stock is a plus. 
• Horseback positions may also be available to qualified applicants with stock. 
• Forest Service will provide equipment and training.  Housing, subsistence, and mileage (if applicable) are provided.

Wilderness Information Specialist: 

• Provide information and education to wilderness visitors at a very busy trailhead. 
• Must be a “people person” with strong communication and interpersonal skills but independent enough to enjoy being alone for long periods of quiet time. 
• Volunteer will be asked to perform light facility maintenance as well. 
• This is a fun job for an independent person or couple seeking a beautiful and remote place to spend the summer. 
• Trailhead utilities are limited and access is unpaved.  F
• orest Service will provide equipment, training, and supplies.  An RV pad is available on-site and a travel trailer may be available. Subsistence and mileage (if applicable) are provided.