The La Sals are one of the most photogenic mountain ranges in the entirety of the American Southwest. They dominate the skyline in Arches, Canyonlands, and so many other spots on the amazing Colorado Plateau around Moab and western Colorado. The name salt mountains, comes from the Spanish who saw the snow covered La Sals in the red desert and assumed there was no way it was snow. Therefore, it had to be salt. They were wrong, but the name stuck. You can do more than just look at the mountains, though! You can drive, hike, swim, and explore them from all directions. They’re an amazing adventure, especially in the heat of summer.