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The Bear Lodge Mountains are one of three mountain ranges which compose the Black Hills region and national forest, including the Black Hills itself and South Dakota's Elk Mountains. Sundance, Wyoming, is the largest nearby city and lies south of the mountain range. Wyoming Highway 24 (the Bear Lodge Highway) passes through the northern part of ...
Devils Tower (Bear Lodge) Matȟó Thípila (), Daxpitcheeaasáao [1]Highest point; Elevation: 5,112 ft (1,558 m) NAVD 88 [2] Coordinates: 3]: Geography; Location: Crook County, Wyoming, United States: Parent range: Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills: Topo map: USGS Devils Tower: Geology; Mountain type: Laccolith: Climbing; First ascent: William Rogers and Willard Ripley, July 4 ...
It was established in the Bear Lodge Mountains by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming on July 1, 1907, with 136,784 acres (553.55 km 2). The forest was named for Devils Tower or the "Bear Lodge". On July 1, 1908, the forest was combined with part of Black Hills National Forest to establish Sundance National Forest and the name was discontinued.
According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 109 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in Wyoming. Wyoming / w aɪ ˈ oʊ m ɪ ŋ / ⓘ is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Inyan Kara Mountain (Lakota: Íŋyaŋ Káǧa, Rock Gatherer [2]) is a mountain associated with the Bear Lodge Mountains of Crook County, Wyoming, (part of the Black Hills) that is considered sacred by the Lakota people, particularly for mothers in childbirth. Inyan Kara stands apart from the main body of the Black Hills, with an elevation of ...
Devils Tower National Monument, a 1,267-foot (386 m) high igneous rock intrusion or laccolith in the Bear Lodge Mountains, is a short drive north of Sundance via US-14 and Wyoming Highway 585. It rises dramatically above the surrounding terrain, with its summit 5,114 feet (1,559 m) above sea level.
Sundance National Forest was established in the Bear Lodge Mountains of Wyoming by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1908. It covered 183,224 acres (741.48 km 2) from part of Black Hills National Forest and all of Bear Lodge National Forest. On July 1, 1915 the entire forest was transferred to Black Hills National Forest and the name was ...
Bears Ears Mountain is a (11,820-foot (3,600 m)) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] Bears Ears Mountain is 1.32 mi (2.12 km) east of Mount Chauvenet and consists of two peaks which from a distance resemble the ears on a bear.