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Bighorn Mountains

American  

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in N Wyoming, part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Cloud Peak, 13,165 feet (4,013 meters).


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Sitting with my wife, Judy, in our 1896 cabin in the Bighorn Mountains during a snowstorm, with a fire burning, discovering an author I’ve never read before.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

A time lapse video of the scene appears to show the waves propagating southward along the spine of the Bighorn Mountains.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

The billowy phenomenon was visible on Tuesday above the crest of the Bighorn Mountains from the city of Sheridan.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022

Maximum snow amounts could reach two feet or so in the Bighorn Mountains.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021

And the four of us—horses, dog, and I—spent a wonderful summer exploring the wilderness areas of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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