Cloud Peak Big Horn Mountains Wyoming

Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises to an elevation of 13,171 feet and provides onlookers with dramatic views and vistas. The mountain can be climbed most easily from the western side, accessed by either the Battle Park or West Tensleep trail-heads and is roughly 24 miles round-trip from bot…
Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Bighorn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises to an elevation of 13,171 feet and provides onlookers with dramatic views and vistas. The mountain can be climbed most easily from the western side, accessed by either the Battle Park or West Tensleep trail-heads and is roughly 24 miles round-trip from both. The peak is located in the 189,000 acre 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.
  • Elevation: 13,171 ft (4,015 m)
  • Location: Big Horn / Johnson counties, Wyoming, U.S.
  • Prominence: 7,067 ft (2,154 m)
  • Listing: North America highest peaks 117th · North America prominent peaks 73rd · North America isolated peaks 84th · US highest major peaks 98th
  • Parent range: Bighorn Mountains
  • Topo map: USGS Cloud Peak
  • First ascent: 1897

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