Extending Great Basin National Park to include the Deep Creek Mountains in Utah what save a remaining example of a mountainous environ that is part of the unique geography of Utah and the region known has the Great Basin.
The extension of Great Basin Nation Park would protect the endangered Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) the largest subspecies of cutthroat trout. Lahontan cutthroat trout currently occupy a small fraction of their historic range.
The majestic Deep Greek Range reach 12,082 feet making this one of the highest Mountain ranges in the Great Basin. The range has a vertical relief of 7,800 feet (2,400 m) above the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake Desert.The Deep Creek Mountains are an important watershed that feed water in too the arid Snake Valley.