Bighorn Mountains

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The Bighorn Mountains are a rugged mountain range in north-central Wyoming and southern Montana, known for their dramatic uplift, exposed ancient rocks, and diverse alpine and forest ecosystems.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bighorn Mountains canonical 7
Big Horn Mountains 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
contains Bighorn National Forest NERFINISHED
Cloud Peak Wilderness NERFINISHED
Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy U.S. Route 14 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 14A NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 16 NERFINISHED
drainedBy Bighorn River NERFINISHED
Little Bighorn River NERFINISHED
Powder River NERFINISHED
Tongue River NERFINISHED
ecosystem alpine tundra
montane forest
subalpine forest
elevation 4013 m
geologicalFeature Laramide uplift NERFINISHED
hasDesignation Bighorn Scenic Byway NERFINISHED
Medicine Wheel Passage Scenic Byway NERFINISHED
hasLandUse livestock grazing
recreation
highestPoint Cloud Peak NERFINISHED
knownFor coniferous forests
diverse alpine ecosystems
dramatic uplift
exposed ancient rocks
locatedIn Bighorn Mountains NERFINISHED
north-central Wyoming
southern Montana
partOf Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED
popularFor backpacking
camping
fishing
hiking
hunting
scenic driving
snowmobiling
rockType Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
Precambrian crystalline rocks
separatedBy Bighorn Basin NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Absaroka Range NERFINISHED
Wind River Range NERFINISHED
state Montana NERFINISHED
Wyoming NERFINISHED
wildlife black bear
elk
moose
mountain lion
mule deer

Referenced by (8)

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Laramide orogeny affectedRange Bighorn Mountains
Buffalo, Wyoming near Bighorn Mountains
Johnson County, Wyoming contains Bighorn Mountains
Powder River Country borderedBy Bighorn Mountains
Wyoming Territory contains Bighorn Mountains
Bighorn Basin surroundedBy Bighorn Mountains
Mountains of Maricopa County, Arizona contains Bighorn Mountains
this entity surface form: Big Horn Mountains
Jim Bridger exploredRegion Bighorn Mountains