Medicine Bow National Forest
Medicine Bow National Forest is a rugged landscape of high elevations, alpine lakes, and coniferous forests across south-central Wyoming. The landscape features dramatic mountain passes, tundra plateaus, and historic travel routes. It provides year-round recreation including hiking, camping, winter cross-country skiing, and hunting, with key access along US Route 30 and State Highway 11.
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Geography
| Continent | North America |
|---|---|
| Region | Western United States |
| Subregion | Northern Rockies |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Carbon County and Laramie County |
| District | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland |
| Timezone | AmericaDenver |
| Latitude | 41 |
| Longitude | -106 |
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7:15 PM LOCAL TIMEMedicine Bow National Forest spans roughly 3,200 km² across south-central Wyoming, with peaks rising above 3,700 m (12,139 ft) and basin floors dipping toward 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The landscape is a tapestry of pine and spruce forests, high alpine tundra, clear mountain lakes, and broad passes—Birney, Snowy, and Battle, among the most notable. The valley corridors and high-country plateaus once served as routes for Native peoples and later travelers; today they host a mix of hiking, dispersed camping, winter cross-country skiing, and hunting.
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