Laramie Peak
| Laramie Peak | ||
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 Laramie Peak, off Interstate 25 |
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| height | 3132 m | |
| location | Wyoming , USA | |
| Mountains | Laramie Mountains Rocky Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 16 '4 " N , 105 ° 26' 31" W | |
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The Laramie Peak is a mountain in eastern Wyoming in County Albany in the United States and is located in the northern part of the Medicine Bow National Forest . At 3,132 meters, it is the highest point of the Laramie Mountains , part of the Rocky Mountains . The mountain is owned by the state.
location
The mountain is about 50 kilometers south of Douglas near the village of Esterbrook . When visibility is good, it can be seen from the north of Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska, about 190 kilometers away, and the city of Rock River, about 70 kilometers away, from the south. Outflow from the region is via the North Platte River , which flows into the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River .
geology
The Laramie Mountains were formed when the North American Plate rose about 72-40 million years ago. For the geology of the region, see main article: Laramian mountain formation .
Surname
The name of the mountain comes from Jacques La Ramee , a French-Canadian fur trader and mountain man who lived in the area in the 1820s. His body was found at the mouth of the Laramie River . In addition to the river and the mountain, other places such as the city of Laramie , Fort Laramie , and Laramie County are named after him.
history
Laramie Peak was a well-known landmark for the settlers who headed west on the Mormon Trail and the Oregon Trail . From around Scott's Bluff , Laramie Peak could be seen on the horizon. The settlers followed the Platte River and the North Platte River from Nebraska to eastern Wyoming on their trek . The mountain signaled the end of the relatively flat path and the beginning of the ascent into the mountains and thus the arduous part of the journey in the Rocky Mountains. The trail went around Laramie Peak, and for about a week its summit on the horizon accompanied travelers.
Mark Twain wrote in his book Through thick and thin over the mountain: "We passed Fort Laramie in the night, and on the seventh morning out we found ourselves in the Black Hills, with Laramie Peak at our elbow (apparently) looming vast and solitary - a deep, dark, rich indigo blue in hue, so portentously did the old colossus frown under his beetling brows of storm-cloud. He was thirty or forty miles away, in reality, but he only seemed removed a little beyond the low ridge at our right. "
reachability
The Interstate 25 freeway allows a good view of the mountain between Casper and Cheyenne . It can be reached from Douglas in the direction of Esterbrook, mostly on unpaved roads. About 10 kilometers south of Esterbrook is the Friend Park Campground campsite, which can be used as a base for hikes to the mountain. From here a well-maintained hiking trail maintained by the United States Forest Service leads to the summit. It is about eight kilometers long and overcomes an altitude difference of about one kilometer.
use
At the top of the mountain there is a landing platform for helicopters, some small huts and various antenna systems, including a GSM transmitter, an amplifier from the former radio station KWBI (91.3 MHz ) of the Colorado Christian University and other antenna installations. The antenna systems are in poor condition and are currently not in use (summer 2010).
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=NQ0621 National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet - Laramie Peak
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Legendary Jacques La Ramee - An Interpretation of “Hearsay Evidence” of the Life and Death of Jacques LaRamee
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/trailsdemo/laramiepeak256k.htm Laramie Peak description at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from July 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Mark Twain, 1871, Roughing It (Through Thick and Thin), chapter 9
- ↑ http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/medbinfo.htm US National Forest Campground Guide Medicine Bow National Forest
- ↑ http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/recreation/trails/douglas/602.shtml Laramie Peak Trail # 602
