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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. U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles.
The elk herd survives the hard winters of Jackson Hole through a supplementary feeding program [1] and a lottery-based, permitted hunting program. [2] The elk have antlers which are shed each year- the Boy Scouts of America have been collecting the antlers under permit since 1968 [3] and selling them at auction, under agreement that 75% of the proceeds are returned to the refuge, where they ...
Elk Mountain is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. [3] The peak is part of a ridge immediately west of Owl Peak and the elevation is estimated to be between 10,720 and 10,800 feet (3,270 and 3,290 m). [1] Elk Mountain is the northernmost peak in the Teton Range over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in elevation.
George Washington Memorial Park is located at the center of Jackson, Wyoming. More generally known as "Town Square", the park is notable for its elk-antler arches at each corner of the park, collected from the nearby National Elk Refuge by Boy Scouts and periodically rebuilt. The square originally existed as an open space in the center of town ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Echo Peak (Wyoming) Elk Mountain (Carbon County, Wyoming) Elk ...
Carter Mountain (12,324 ft (3,760 m)) is in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] Carter Mountain slopes gently up from the Bighorn Basin to the east but has steep cliffs on its western face. The region is well known for large herds of bighorn sheep, pronghorn and elk. Carter Mountain, west aspect
Afton is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.The population was 2,172 at the 2020 census.Afton is home to the world's largest arch made of elk antlers. Spanning 75 feet (23 m) across the four lanes of U.S. Highway 89, the arch consists of 3,011 elk antlers and weighs
The Rocky Mountain elk was reintroduced in 1913 to Colorado from Wyoming after the near extinction of the regional herds. While overhunting is a significant contributing factor, the elk's near extinction is mainly attributed to human encroachment and destruction of their natural habitats and migratory corridors.
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