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The Medicine Bow National Forest section (1,096,891 acres) is located in southeastern Wyoming and was originally created as a forest reserve in 1902. It was named after the Native American powwows in which numerous tribes would congregate here in search of mountain mahogany , which was an excellent wood for the manufacturing of bows, and to ...
The Platte River Wilderness is primarily located in south central Wyoming, with a small section extending into Colorado in the United States.Located entirely within Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest, the wilderness was created in 1984 to protect the forestlands adjacent to the North Platte River.
[6] [7] Much of the range is located within the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. The highest peak on the Wyoming side is Medicine Bow Peak (12,013 feet (3,662 m)). The range is drained along the western flank by the Michigan and Canadian rivers, tributaries of the North Platte in North Park.
U.S. Forest Service The Huston Park Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States . Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest , the wilderness was designated in 1984 to preserve the northernmost section of the central Rocky Mountains , an area of high mountain peaks and coniferous forest.
Pages in category "Medicine Bow National Forest" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
U.S. Forest Service The Encampment River Wilderness is a designated wilderness area located in south central Wyoming in the United States . Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest , the wilderness was designated to increase protection of the Encampment River and the canyon through which it flows.
Medicine Bow Peak (12,018 ft (3,663 m)) is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a part of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles (56 km) west of Laramie, Wyoming. It lies within Medicine Bow National Forest and is the highest point in southern Wyoming.
The Thunder Basin National Grassland is located in northeastern Wyoming in the Powder River Basin between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills. The Grassland ranges in elevation from 3,600 to 5,200 feet (1,100 to 1,600 m), and the climate is semi-arid.