
UsThe
Bighorn Mountains
extend from the plains and Great
Basin area of Wyoming northward into
south central Montana ...
The Bighorn Mountains and Bighorn National Forest
are an outdoor paradise filled with recreational opportunities including
hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and backpacking, horseback riding,
mountain biking, picnicking, sightseeing, photography, snowmobiling, skiing,
and sledding.
The Bighorn National Forest, including the
Cloud Peak Wilderness area, is
unique and diverse. Within the National Forest area, you can encounter grass
prairies, evergreen forests, mountain meadows, rugged alpine peaks, dramatic
canyons, arid desert lands and cascading waterfalls -- all within a day's
journey.
There are several scenic byways which pass through
the Bighorn National Forest, all of which provide the traveler with scenic
driving. The Bighorn Scenic Byway (US 14) connects the cities of Sheridan
and Greybull and includes 45 miles of scenic mountain driving. The Cloud
Peak Skyway (US 16), connecting the city of Buffalo and the town of Ten Sleep,
crosses the southern Bighorn National Forest and offers breathtaking views
of snow-capped peaks along its 45 mile length. The Medicine Wheel Passage
(US 14A) rises sharply from the Bighorn Basin near the city of Lovell and
travels 25 miles through high alpine meadows to Burgess Junction, where it
intersects with the Bighorn Scenic Byway. This route also boasts the largest
ancient Medicine Wheel site in North America.
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