Bomber Mountain, Mountain summit in Big Horn County, Wyoming, US

Bomber Mountain is a summit in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area of Big Horn County, Wyoming, rising above 12,000 feet (3,660 m) with rocky terrain, boulder fields, and alpine vegetation. Several small lakes sit along the trail system below the peak.

On 28 June 1943, a B-17F Flying Fortress named "Scharazad" left Pendleton Army Air Base for Grand Island, Nebraska, and was never heard from after a midnight radio call near Powder River. Two cowboys found the wreckage on 12 August 1945; the paint had worn off, exposing shiny aluminum. The U.S. Forest Service named the previously unnamed ridge Bomber Mountain on 22 August 1946 after a petition by Wyoming veterans groups.

The name Bomber Mountain was formally given on 22 August 1946 by the U.S. Forest Service after a petition by Wyoming veterans groups. A commemorative plaque honoring the ten crew members stands on the shore of Florence Lake, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the crash site, not at the summit.

Starting the hike early in the morning gives you the best chance to reach the summit and descend before afternoon storms roll in, which can develop fast at this elevation. Good waterproof gear and sturdy footwear are needed for the rocky approach.

The wreckage went unseen for two years because the aircraft's paint matched the mountainside; only after it wore away did the exposed aluminium shine enough for two cowboys to spot it on 12 August 1945. The crew of ten was recovered and returned to their families.