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Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest is the official title to a U.S. Forest Service managed area extending over 2,222,313 acres (8,993.38 km 2) [3] in the states of Wyoming and Colorado, United States.
The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend 100 miles (160 km) [2] from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range . [ 3 ]
The Savage Run Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States.Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest, the wilderness was designated in 1978 in an effort to protect vital rangeland for a large elk population.
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.
In descending order of land area, it is located in parts of Weston, Converse, Campbell, Niobrara, and Crook counties. It is managed together with Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest from Forest Service offices in Laramie, Wyoming; its local ranger district office is in Douglas. [3]
Vedauwoo is located in the Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest and includes a day-use picnic area and an overnight campground. It is also a popular climbing area. Interstate 80 passes just south of the main rock outcroppings and well-marked highway signs indicate the exit to use in order to reach Vedauwoo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (28.5 km 2), all land. [5] The CDP is located entirely within the Medicine Bow National Forest. Fox Park experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) due to its elevation. Winters are long and cold, with highs usually remaining at ...
USDA Forest Service, Medicine Bow & Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland - Recreation Activities Map of Northgate Canyon rapids and the area 40°59′59″N 106°20′46″W / 40.99966°N 106.34599°W / 40.99966; -106