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The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend 100 miles (160 km) [2] from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming.The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range. [3]
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.
Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area is a small ski area in southeastern Wyoming, located about five miles from the town of Centennial in Medicine Bow National Forest. At 32 miles away, it is the closest ski area to Laramie , home of the University of Wyoming .
The warned area includes mountains above 9,000 feet from west of Colorado Springs to the Wyoming state line and including Cameron Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park, Medicine Bow Mountains, Rabbit ...
Areas of interest include the Snowy Range where the highest peak is Medicine Bow Peak at 12,013 feet (3,662 m) and is visible from Snowy Range Pass, 10,847 ft (3,306 m), on Wyoming highway 130. The Encampment River , Huston Park , Savage Run and Platte River Wildernesses are all located within the Medicine Bow portion of the National Forest.
On August 25, 2001, a privately funded bronze memorial plaque was dedicated in the Miner's Camp turnout (), along Wyoming Highway 130 (Snowy Range Road). The plaque faces the mountain where the crash occurred. [10] The plaque reads, "In memory of the 66 passengers and crew that perished on Medicine Bow Peak October 6, 1955".
To that end, the ranch offers exclusive access to more than 55 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, more than 10 miles of the Upper North Platte and more than 38 bolted rock climbing routes ...
It is known locally as the Snowy Range Road. It makes its way west from Laramie across the plains, and rises over the Medicine Bow Mountains. The road then turns north through the town of Saratoga, and ends at Interstate 80 (I-80). The stretch of road over the mountains is a National Forest Byway. WYO 130 over Snowy Range Pass is closed during ...