Big Trails, Wyoming

Big Trails is an unincorporated place in the eastern part of Washakie County in north-central Wyoming. Wyoming Highway 434 leads north 21 miles to Ten Sleep, and south over mountains to Lost Cabin, Lysite, and Moneta. Barnum and Mayoworth are the nearest places to the east across the Bighorn range.[1]

Big Trails, Wyoming

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Place
Big Trails
Location of Big Trails in Wyoming
Coordinates: 43°46′28″N 107°18′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyWashakie
Elevation
4,793 ft (1,461 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID1585520

Geology and geography

Big Trails lies in the Big Horn Basin[2] on the northwest side of a mountain ridge. It is near the confluence of the eastern part of the Owl Creek Mountains and the southern part of the Bighorn Mountains. The southern Bighorns have a fault named Big Trails Fault[3] and there is some seismic activity in the area.[4] The place name "Nowood" is a local word that describes the Nowood Valley, Wyoming Highway 434 (the Nowood Road), and the Nowood River.

History

Bates Battlefield (1874, also called the Nowood Battle) lies about 22 miles to the southwest, also near the confluence of the Owl Creek and Bighorn mountain ranges. In this battle the United States Army fought the Arapaho. The Ainsworth House, built in 1886, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References
  1. Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.
  2. Heidel, Bonnie (May 2011). "Surveys for Astragalus Gilviflorus var. Purpureus (DuBois Milkvetch) in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming" (PDF). University of Wyoming. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. "Bighorn Mountains". Wyoming State Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. "Basic Seismological Characterization for Washakie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming State Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2014.


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