| Cloud Peak Wilderness | |
|---|---|
 Cloud Peak Wilderness, as viewed from Freezout, off Cold Springs Road. | |
  Location in Wyoming  Location in United States | |
| Location | Johnson / Big Horn / Sheridan counties, Wyoming, USA |
| Nearest city | Sheridan, WY |
| Coordinates | 44°23′55″N 107°12′07″W / 44.39861°N 107.20194°W |
| Area | 189,039 acres (765.01 km2) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Cloud Peak Wilderness is located in north central Wyoming in the United States. Entirely within Bighorn National Forest,[2] the wilderness was established in 1984 in an effort to preserve the wildest section of the Bighorn Mountains. The wilderness has the highest peaks in the Bighorn Mountains including Cloud Peak and Black Tooth Mountain, as well as Cloud Peak Glacier, the only remaining active glacier in the Bighorn Mountains. The Cloud Peak Wilderness is 189,039 acres (765.01 km2).
U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season.
Climate
| Climate data for Shell Creek, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals: 9580ft (2920m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.0 (−5.6) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
37.9 (3.3) |
47.1 (8.4) |
56.4 (13.6) |
65.9 (18.8) |
63.9 (17.7) |
52.8 (11.6) |
38.6 (3.7) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
40.6 (4.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.8 (−9.6) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
37.2 (2.9) |
45.7 (7.6) |
54.1 (12.3) |
52.6 (11.4) |
43.4 (6.3) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.5 (−13.6) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
12.4 (−10.9) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
35.0 (1.7) |
42.3 (5.7) |
41.3 (5.2) |
33.9 (1.1) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
7.1 (−13.8) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.21 (56) |
2.01 (51) |
2.39 (61) |
3.21 (82) |
3.55 (90) |
3.26 (83) |
1.52 (39) |
1.16 (29) |
2.31 (59) |
2.57 (65) |
2.15 (55) |
1.77 (45) |
28.11 (715) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Cloud Peak Wilderness | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.6 (2.0) |
40.4 (4.7) |
49.7 (9.8) |
59.2 (15.1) |
69.2 (20.7) |
79.0 (26.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
85.6 (29.8) |
75.1 (23.9) |
62.3 (16.8) |
45.2 (7.3) |
37.4 (3.0) |
60.5 (15.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.7 (−4.1) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
38.1 (3.4) |
46.7 (8.2) |
56.1 (13.4) |
65.5 (18.6) |
72.6 (22.6) |
71.7 (22.1) |
61.6 (16.4) |
50.0 (10.0) |
35.4 (1.9) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
48.2 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.7 (−10.2) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
34.2 (1.2) |
43.0 (6.1) |
51.9 (11.1) |
58.4 (14.7) |
57.9 (14.4) |
48.0 (8.9) |
37.6 (3.1) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
36.0 (2.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.5 (13) |
0.3 (7.6) |
0.9 (23) |
1.3 (33) |
2.3 (58) |
1.8 (46) |
0.9 (23) |
0.6 (15) |
1.4 (36) |
1.2 (30) |
0.7 (18) |
0.6 (15) |
12.5 (317.6) |
| Source: climbingweather.com [5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 30, 2023
- ↑ "Cloud Peak Wilderness". Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ↑ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Shell Creek, Wyoming 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "climbingweather.com". Retrieved October 6, 2019.
External links
- "Cloud Peak Wilderness". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
- "USGS Cloud Peak (WY) Topo Map Quad". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- "Wilderness Legislation: The Wilderness Act of 1964". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
- U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved March 30, 2023.