Bighorn Peak, Mountain summit in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Bighorn Peak is a 12,324-foot (3,756 m) summit in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, the seventh highest in the range. It lies in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest, in Johnson County, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Darton Peak.
The mountain is part of Bighorn National Forest, established in 1897 as one of the nation's early federally protected forest areas. This designation helped preserve the mountain landscape and its surrounding wilderness for future generations.
Bighorn Peak lies in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest, in Johnson County, Wyoming, about 2.5 km south of Darton Peak. The name comes from the bighorn sheep of the Bighorn Mountains, the range the peak belongs to and whose name it shares.
Reaching the summit requires advanced navigation skills and proper mountaineering equipment for the full-day journey. Visitors should check conditions and weather patterns at ranger stations before starting out.
Bighorn Peak is the seventh-highest summit in the Bighorn Mountains, and Darton Peak lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to its north. The mountain rises to 12,324 feet (3,756 m) inside the Cloud Peak Wilderness of Bighorn National Forest, in Johnson County, a few kilometres north of U.S. Highway 16.
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