The
Manti-La Sal National Forest covers more than and is located in the central and southeastern parts of the
U.S. state of
Utah and the extreme western part of
Colorado. The forest is divided into three districts: the La Sal District at Moab in the
La Sal Range near
Moab, in the La Sal District at Monticello in the
Abajo Mountains west of
Monticello, and the Manti Division on the
Wasatch Plateau west of
Price. The maximum elevation is
Mount Peale in the La Sal Mountains, reaching above sea level. The La Sal's are the second highest mountain range in Utah after the Uintas.