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The Bighorn National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northern Wyoming, United States and consists of over 1.1 million acres (4,500 km 2).Created as a US Forest Reserve in 1897, it is one of the oldest government-protected forest lands in the U.S.
The Bighorn Mountains (Crow: Basawaxaawúua, lit. 'our mountains' or Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua, 'bighorn sheep's mountains' [1]) are a mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States, forming a northwest-trending spur from the Rocky Mountains extending approximately 200 mi (320 km) northward on the Great Plains.
The Medicine Wheel in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming.. The Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark (Crow: Annáshisee, lit. ' Large campsite '; [3] formerly known as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel) is a medicine wheel located in the Bighorn National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Bighorn Peak (12,324 feet (3,756 m)) is located in the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is the seventh highest in the range and it is in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest. [4] Bighorn Peak is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Darton Peak.
The Cloud Peak Wilderness is located in north central Wyoming in the United States.Entirely within Bighorn National Forest, [2] the wilderness was established in 1984 in an effort to preserve the wildest section of the Bighorn Mountains.
The Rock Creek Roadless Area (B032) is located northwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, in the Bighorn National Forest.It comprises roughly 34,000 acres (140 km 2) of forested timberlands, mountain parks, rugged canyons, and stunning rock formations.
In the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming, Bighorn National Forest has eight lodges, several reservoirs, and 1,500 mi (2,400 km) of trails. Elevation reach 13,167 ft (4,013 m) at Cloud Peak in the Cloud Peak Wilderness , which is also the location of the Cloud Peak Glacier .
Mather Peaks (elevation range is 12,404 to 12,444 feet (3,781 to 3,793 m)) is located in the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is the sixth highest in the range and it is in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest. [4]