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Encyclopedia > Snowy Range

Medicine Bow Mountains seen from U.S. Highway 287 in northern Colorado
Medicine Bow Mountains seen from U.S. Highway 287 in northern Colorado
Medicine Bow Peak up close
Medicine Bow Peak up close

The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southern Wyoming and in northern Colorado. From the northern end of the Front Range, the range extends north from Cameron Pass along the border between Larimer and Jackson counties in Colorado northward into south central Wyoming west of Laramie, in Albany and Carbon counties to the route of the Union Pacific Railroad. The highest peak in the range is Medicine Bow Peak (12,013 ft), located in the northern end of the range in southwestern Albany County, Wyoming. Much of the range is located within the Medicine Bow National Forest. The range runs northward from the Never Summer Mountains on the continental divide. The range is drained along is 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. In Wyoming this range is known as the Snowy Range. Medicine Bow Mountains seen from U.S. Highway 287 in Larimer County, Colorado (taken Oct. ... Medicine Bow Mountains seen from U.S. Highway 287 in Larimer County, Colorado (taken Oct. ... United States Highway 287 is a north-south United States highway. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 956 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)http://i211. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 956 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)http://i211. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. ... Cameron Pass (elevation 10276 ft) is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. ... Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... Albany County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... Carbon County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks UP) (NYSE: UNP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. ... Medicine Bow Peak is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a part of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming. ... Albany County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest is the official title to a U.S. Forest Service managed area extending over 3 million acres (12,000 km²) in the states of Wyoming and Colorado, United States. ... Nokhu Crags, at the northern end of the Never Summer Mountains. ... A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of... The Michigan River seen from Colorado State Highway 14 near Gould looking south The Michigan River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 30 miles (48 km) long, in north central Colorado in the United States. ... The North Platte River The North Platte River is a tributary of the Platte River, approximately 680 mi (1,094 km) long, in the U.S. states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. ... Log structure near Rand, Colorado, at the southern end of North Park. ... The Laramie River The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 216 mi (348 km) long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. ...


This mountain range is also home to some of the remains of a Douglas DC-4 aircraft, operated under United Airlines Flight 409. The aircraft crashed into Medicine Bow Peak on October 6, 1955, killing all 66 people on board (63 passengers, 3 crew members.) United Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled flight departing from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...


See also

A digital elevation model relief map of Colorado. ... Mount Elbert is the highest mountain of the State of Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountains of North America. ... View of Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range, the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains of North America. ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article is about the US state. ...

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