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Laramie Peak was an important landmark for the settlers on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail. After reaching Scotts Bluff the top of the mountain was visible at the horizon. For more than one week the mountain guided the people on the track and signaled the end of the relatively flat part of the way, reaching the Rocky Mountains .
The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S states of Wyoming and Colorado.The range is the northernmost extension of the line of the ranges along the eastern side of the Rockies, and in particular of the higher peaks of the Front Range directly to the south.
Of the most prominent summits of Wyoming, Cloud Peak and Gannett Peak both exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet) of topographic prominence. Those two peaks and Grand Teton are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence. Nine peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the U.S. State of Colorado.. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
The Braille Trail is a short scenic hike meant for those who are blind, but catering to everyone. [9] The trail celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2010, and was visited by about 2,000 people. [10] The area around the trail has picnic sites, and is popular during the summer. The trail is accessible on a road near the base of Tower Hill.
Composed of the former Longs Peak Council (named after the tallest peak in the council territory) and the former Greater Wyoming Council, the Adventure West Council supports Scouting youth in northeastern Colorado north of Denver, central and eastern Wyoming and the panhandle of western Nebraska, and is chartered by BSA to organize, extend ...
Medicine Bow Peak (12,018 ft (3,663 m)) is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a part of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles (56 km) west of Laramie, Wyoming. It lies within Medicine Bow National Forest and is the highest point in southern Wyoming.
The Huston Park Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States.Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest, the wilderness was designated in 1984 to preserve the northernmost section of the central Rocky Mountains, an area of high mountain peaks and coniferous forest.