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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is a national recreation area established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is one of over 420 sites managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The recreation area spans 120,296.22 acres, straddling the border ...
Off Alternate U.S. Route 14 near the eastern shore of Bighorn Lake, 13 miles east of Lovell, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area 44°49′49″N 108°09′28″W / 44.830278°N 108.157778°W / 44.830278; -108.157778 ( M
The headgate structure diverted water from the Bighorn River to their lands. It was designed by William F. Graves, and construction was carried out by Crow workers. The project was completed in 1904. Today the site is included in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. [2] [3]
The Grand Canyon is a top spot for stargazing, because there's so little air and light pollution. The park hosts weekly ranger-led star-viewing sessions and an annual weeklong Star Party every June.
The range has an area of 39,650 acres (160.5 km 2) [2] and was established in 1968 along the Montana–Wyoming border as the first protected refuge dedicated exclusively for mustangs. [3] It was the second feral horse refuge in the United States. [4] About a quarter of the refuge lies within the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. [5]
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area; B. Bighorn Lake; K. Kane, Wyoming; Y. Yellowtail Dam This page was last edited on 20 October 2019, at 16:55 (UTC). Text is ...
The trail ended at the mouth of Grapevine Creek on the Bighorn, from which the pack train could float down the Bighorn on rafts to the Yellowstone River and then to the Missouri and on to St. Louis. [4] Approximately three hundred cairns are known to exist along the trail, particularly in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The cairns are ...
Amistad National Recreation Area: Texas: 62,945.15 acres (254.7300 km 2) Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area: Montana, Wyoming: 120,296.22 acres (486.8215 km 2) Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Massachusetts: 2,230.71 acres (9.0274 km 2) Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Georgia: 12,416.75 acres (50.2488 km 2)