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  2. Bighorn National Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Bighorn National Forest was established as the Big Horn National Forest on 22 February 1897, and encompasses 1,198,080 acres. On 1 July 1908 the name was changed to the Bighorn National Forest through an executive order. In September 1981 the national forest had 1,115,171 acres, with 1,107,670 of those acres being National Forest land. [7]

  3. Bighorn Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Bighorn Mountains (Crow: Basawaxaawúua, lit. 'our mountains' or Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua, 'bighorn sheep's mountains' [1]) are a mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States, forming a northwest-trending spur from the Rocky Mountains extending approximately 200 mi (320 km) northward on the Great Plains.

  4. Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark

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    The Medicine Wheel in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming.. The Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark (Crow: Annáshisee, lit. ' Large campsite '; [3] formerly known as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel) is a medicine wheel located in the Bighorn National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

  5. List of national forests of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This national forest is located in the White Mountains, which the Appalachian Trail and White Mountain Scenic Byway pass through. The forest includes Mount Washington, which at 6,288 ft (1,917 m) is the highest point in the Northeast and the location of the fastest wind speed recorded on earth, although the summit is located in a state park. [129]

  6. Cloud Peak - Wikipedia

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    The mountain can be climbed most easily from the western side, accessed by either the Battle Park or West Tensleep trail-heads and is roughly 24 miles round-trip from both. The peak is located in the 189,000 acre (765 km 2 ) Cloud Peak Wilderness within Bighorn National Forest .

  7. Cloud Peak Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    Entirely within Bighorn National Forest, [2] the wilderness was established in 1984 in an effort to preserve the wildest section of the Bighorn Mountains. The wilderness has the highest peaks in the Bighorn Mountains including Cloud Peak and Black Tooth Mountain, as well as Cloud Peak Glacier, the only remaining active glacier in the Bighorn ...

  8. Rock Creek Roadless Area - Wikipedia

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    The Rock Creek Roadless Area (B032) is located northwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, in the Bighorn National Forest. It comprises roughly 34,000 acres (140 km 2) of forested timberlands, mountain parks, rugged canyons, and stunning rock formations. This area represents the entire spectrum of environments found in the Bighorn National Forest and ...

  9. Bighorn Peak - Wikipedia

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    Bighorn Peak (12,324 feet (3,756 m)) is located in the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is the seventh highest in the range and it is in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest. [4] Bighorn Peak is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Darton Peak.