Medicine Bow Peak (12,018 ft (3,663 m)) is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a part of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles (56 km) west of Laramie, Wyoming. It lies within Medicine Bow National Forest and is the highest point in southern Wyoming. The summit lies in extreme western Albany County, but the mountain's lower reaches stretch westward into eastern Carbon County. The summit is 12,018 feet (3,663 m) high and is visible from Snowy Range Pass, elevation 10,847 ft (3,300 m), on Wyoming Highway 130, a Wyoming Scenic Byway. The most commonly used trail to the peak is a four-mile hike featuring switch-backs and a great deal of loose rock. The trails to the peak are usually open from early June to mid October.
The mountain is usually covered with snow from October to late June. During winter the peak can be reached by snowshoe or by skiing. Summer conditions can be extreme, with frequent thunderstorms and hail during the afternoons.
There's a trail called Medicine Bow Peak Trail leading to the summit. Medicine Bow Peak is one of the 1 peaks along the Medicine Bow Peak Trail.
By elevation Medicine Bow Peak is
# 1 out of 156 in Albany County # 1 out of 136 in Medicine Bow National Forest
By prominence Medicine Bow Peak is
# 2 out of 156 in Albany County # 9 out of 2428 in Wyoming # 2 out of 136 in Medicine Bow National Forest # 18 out of 4253 in the Southern Rocky Mountains
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