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Castoroides (Latin: "beaver" (castor), "like" (oides) [2]), or the giant beaver, is an extinct genus of enormous, bear-sized beavers that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Two species are currently recognized, C. dilophidus in the Southeastern United States and C. ohioensis in most of North America.
Located within the forest are the Gros Ventre, Bridger and Teton Wildernesses, totaling 1.2 million acres (4,900 square kilometers).Other points of interest contained in the forest include Gannett Peak at 13,804 feet (4,207 m), the tallest mountain in Wyoming, and the Gros Ventre landslide, which is one of the largest readily visible landslides on earth.
Beaver Mountain is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of the Continental Divide in the Wyoming Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is set on land managed by Bridger–Teton National Forest and can be seen from Highway 189/191. The nearest city is Jackson, Wyoming, 17 miles (27 km) to
The wilderness lies on the west side of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range and contains Gannett Peak; at 13,809 feet (4,209 m) [1] it is the tallest mountain in Wyoming. The wilderness is a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles.
Teton Wilderness is located in Wyoming, United States. Created in 1964, the Teton Wilderness is located within Bridger-Teton National Forest and consists of 585,238 acres (2,370 km 2 ). The wilderness is bordered on the north by Yellowstone National Park and to the west by Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway .
Harrower Peak (13,057 ft (3,980 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming, and it is the 28th tallest mountain in the state. [2] [3] Harrower Peak is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Harrower Glacier is less than .50 mi (0.80 km) northeast of the peak.
Mount Helen (13,620 feet (4,150 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is the fourth highest peak in the range [ 4 ] and the fifth tallest in Wyoming. [ 5 ] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest , immediately west of the Continental Divide .
Middle Piney Lake, in the Wyoming Range. Wyoming Peak is shown in the background. The Wyoming Range is a mountain range located in western Wyoming. It is a range of the Rocky Mountains that runs north-south near the western edge of the state. Its highest peak is Wyoming Peak, which stands at 11,383 feet (3,470 m) above sea-level. [1] The range ...