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The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S states of Wyoming and Colorado.The range is the northernmost extension of the line of the ranges along the eastern side of the Rockies, and in particular of the higher peaks of the Front Range directly to the south.
Vedauwoo (/ ˈ v iː d ə v uː /) is an area of rocky outcrops (Sherman Granite) located in southeastern Wyoming, United States, north of Interstate 80, between Laramie and Cheyenne. Its name, according to some, is a romanized version of the Arapaho word "bito'o'wu" meaning "earth-born".
Sherman Summit or Sherman Hill Summit, elevation 8,640 ft (2,630 m), [9] is a mountain pass about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north-northwest of the ghost town of Sherman at While not a particularly rugged mountain crossing, it is the highest point of the transcontinental Interstate 80 . [ 10 ]
Crystal City in Arlington County, Virginia, an underground city. An underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system; mausolea; wine or storage cellars; cisterns or drainage channels; or several of these. Underground cities may be currently ...
Centennial is a small mountain-town in Albany County, Wyoming, United States.It serves a fairly large surrounding landscape, along with a few ranches, located along a gently sloping hillside traversed by a highway.
The Ames Monument is located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Laramie, Wyoming, on a wind-blown, treeless summit south of Interstate 80 at the Vedauwoo exit. The monument is a four-sided, random ashlar pyramid, 60 feet (18 m) square at the base and 60 feet (18 m) high, constructed of light-colored native granite.
Laramie is a center for mountain biking. Mountain bike trails meander through forests in the Laramie Range and the Snowy Range. The Medicine Bow Mountain Bike Patrol, part of the Laramie Bicycling Network, is a non-profit volunteer organization that works with the Forest Service to patrol and maintain biking trails east of Laramie.
The F.S. King Brothers Ranch Historical District is located in the hills northeast of Laramie, Wyoming. Hills rising to 8,500 feet, sagebrush and rocky outcroppings surround the ranch. The ranch house and outbuildings lie on the north slope of shallow valley at the confluence of three draws, and are the only man-made structures visible in this ...