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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Big Horn Mountains