Cloud Peak
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| Cloud Peak | |
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 Cloud Peak, viewed from near Misty Moon Lake |
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| Elevation | 13,167 feet (4,013 meters) |
| Location | Wyoming, USA |
| Range | Big Horn Mountains |
| Prominence | 7,067 ft (2,154 m)[1] |
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| Topo map | USGS Cloud Peak |
| First ascent | 1897 |
| Easiest route | hike/scramble |
Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Big Horn Mountains of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises to an elevation of 13,167 feet (4,013 m) and provides onlookers with dramatic views and vistas. The mountain can be climbed relatively easily from the western side. The peak is located in the 189,000 acre (765 km²) Cloud Peak Wilderness within Bighorn National Forest. The northeast slope of Cloud Peak is a deep cirque which harbors Cloud Peak Glacier, the last active glacier in the Bighorn Mountains.
Cloud Peak is on the border between Johnson and Washakie Counties in Wyoming and is the high point of both counties. As the high point of an isolated range, Cloud Peak has a particularly high topographic prominence of 7,067 ft (2,154 m). In fact, the mountain has the second greatest topographic prominence in Wyoming, only barely beaten by Gannett Peak, and the sixteenth highest topographic prominence in the contiguous United States.[1]
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- ^ a b US ultra-prominent peaks on peaklist.org
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