Medicine Bow Mountains
The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend 100 miles (160 km) from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range. From the northern end of Colorado's Never Summer Mountains, the Medicine Bow mountains extend north from Cameron Pass along the border between Larimer and Jackson counties in Colorado and northward into south central Wyoming. In Wyoming, the range sits west of Laramie, in Albany and Carbon counties to the route of the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S. Interstate 80. The mountains often serve as a symbol for the city of Laramie. The range is home to Snowy Range Ski Area.
| Medicine Bow Mountains | |
|---|---|
Clark Peak viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Clark Peak |
| Elevation | 12,951 ft (3,947 m) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 40°36′23″N 105°55′48″W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 mi (160 km) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Colorado and Wyoming |
| Range coordinates | 40°49.7′N 106°4.7′W |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
The highest peak in the range is Clark Peak (12,960 feet (3,950 m)), located in the Rawah Wilderness along the southern end of the range in Northern Colorado. Much of the range is located within the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. The highest peak on the Wyoming side is Medicine Bow Peak (12,013 feet (3,662 m)). The range is drained along the western flank by the Michigan and Canadian rivers, tributaries of the North Platte in North Park. On its eastern flank it is drained by the Laramie River, another tributary of the North Platte.