Medicine Mountain
Medicine Mountain is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 3.039m (9,970ft) above the sea level, located in Big Horn County, in north-central Wyoming, USA.
The road to the summit, located within the Bighorn National Forest, is unpaved. It’s called Forest Service Road 12. The road is usually impassable from October to June (weather permitting). It is often closed due to snow until mid-late June. The peak is easily recognized from a distance by the large spherical FAA radar dome on its summit. The journey offers superb views.The summit provides great views of the entire Big Horn Basin and the Absaroka Mountain Range.
Situated atop the peak there’s a large stone structure made of local white limestone laid upon a bedrock of limestone. It’s known as Medicine Wheel and attracts thousands of visitors each year. The wheel itself measures nearly 80 feet in diameter and consists of 28 alignments of limestone boulders. It was constructed by Plains Indians between 300-800 years ago. It’s said that the American Indian circle of stones was used to predict astronomical events.
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